Would You Believe This?

This is a direct quote from http://www.filipino-workers.com/ which is advertising job opportunities for Filipinos in Canada right at http://multiply.com/.

According to the NAPWC, the chronic economic and political crisis in The Philippines, including the current state of civil war in the country and the lack of jobs, pushes over 34,000 Filipinos abroad daily in search of a better life. It is estimated that there are around 500,000 Filipinos living in Canada, concentrated in the major cities of Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal.