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By Jennie L. Ilustre “Folks,” emcee Jon Melegrito quipped when storm suddenly broke out, barely an hour after the annual Philippine Community Picnic and Sports Competition kicked off, “mud wrestling has just been added to our sports competition — any takers?” There were no takers, of course, at the Tucker Road Recreation Park in Fort Washington, Maryland. But a new …

CCTV anchor Elaine Reyes is gearing up to raise money for the March of Dimes “Walk for Babies,” fundraising walks which will take place beginning in late April. Reyes, a familiar on-air presence at WRC-TV, NBC4 before joining CCTV, has been passionate about the cause since her daughter Mercer was a preemie, born at 30 weeks. A child of parents …