Press Releases Share Print #23-011 INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED HIP-HOP DANCE GROUP JUNIOR NEW SYSTEM JOINS THE STAR-STUDDED PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION IN CARSON ON JUNE 10TH Non-stop entertainment for Philippine Independence Day Celebration in Carson starting at 11 a.m. featuring the best Filipino American entertainers in Southern California will now also include HipHop Dance Group Junior New System. After a string of championships in Philippine competitions in 2014, Junior New System had a foray of overseas participation in shows such as Asia’s Got Talent in 2015, World Championships of Performance Arts (WCOPA) in 2016, and America’s Got Talent in 2018.Headlined by TV host and actress, Pops Fernandez, the Philippine Independence Day event will take place on Saturday, June 10th, from 7:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. at Veterans Park, located at 22400 Moneta Avenue in Carson. The celebration is open to the public and admission is free. Food and display booths are also lined up for the day’s activities. Flag raising ceremony will kick off the day’s ceremonies at 7:30 a.m. and a parade of various regional organizations from the Philippines and America at 10 a.m. Other performers include Garth Garcia, Janice Javier, Alexis and Jojo Riguerra, Prime Note Ensemble, Nicole and Carlo David, UCLA Tinig, Nicole Santiago, Gems of Polynesia, and Angel Bonilla. Hosts include Jules Graeser, Charmie Morales, Joseph Gelito, Annie Nepomuceno, and former Miss America 2001 Angela Grey. Philippine Independence Day Celebration in the City of Carson is the largest and longest running known Filipino cultural celebration nationwide. The City of Carson is home to the largest concentration of Filipinos outside of the Philippines and Philippine Independence Day is an annual event that draws thousands of Filipinos and non-Filipinos of all ages from all over Southern California. The celebration is a joint undertaking of the City of Carson and Filipino Community of Carson with sponsorship from Watson Land Company, Kayumanggi Lions Club, and World Remit. “I would like to thank the dedication and hard work of Councilmembers Jim Dear and Arleen Rojas to ensure the success of the Philippine Independence Day this year. The event allows the community the opportunity to see and experience the richness of Philippine history and culture,” said President of the Filipino Community of Carson, Elito M. Santarina. For more information about the event, please contact city staff at Veterans Park at (310) 830-9991 or (424) 202-1463.
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