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Philippines and De La Cruz

De La Cruz: In recent years, Honey Bee Manufacturing has filled 35 jobs at its Frontier combine header plant from the Philippines just under 20 per cent of its workforce. , according to CBC. New arrivals from the Philippines are a regular feature in Frontier, and De La Cruz says he likes to personally welcome them with a party that includes food, drink and karaoke. A farm equipment manufacturer in the tiny town of Frontier, Sask., says hiring immigrants from the Philippines has been a key to its success. Among those immigrants is Esteban de La Cruz, who moved to the community in the southwest corner of the Prairie province with his family in 2008 and now works, along with wife Elvie, at Honey Bee. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.