Bravo to the Philippine Daily Inquirer

For soberly reporting so far on the facts surrounding the shooting of Ted Failon's wife, and ignoring the "requests of privacy" requested by ABS-CBN in behalf of the Failon family. Requests for privacy should be ignored if (a) a crime is involved; or (b) a prominent personality is being sought for questioning in connection with the possible crime. So far, ABS-CBN News, GMA News, and RPN Newswatch have been timid and vague in their reporting, merely noting that Failon's wife had been shot and the "requests for privacy".

The reporting of the Inquirer is hardly sensationalistic, even if it hints at a sensational story. All it reports is (a) Failon's wife sustained a gunshot wound to the head; (b) Failon himself brought his wife to the hospital then left his wife in the hospital; and (c) the police are looking for Failon for him to shed light on the incident.

UPDATE: Philippine Star reports "unidentified suspects" in shooting of Ted Failon's wife, and that shooting occurred at 10:30 a.m. Failon's radio show with Korina Sanchez ends at 10:30 a.m., though I don't know if that were the case today.

UPDATE#2: TV Patrol reports fight between Failon and his wife while inside car, then somehow his wife was shot inside the car. But the news report ended with an account of Failon's version, him saying that he discovered his wife shot inside a bedroom in their home.

UPDATE#3: Inquirer now reporting the discovery of "an apparent suicide note"