Filipinos are the NT’s number one migrant community. Here’s why so many call the territory home

On a Sunday evening in May, laughter can be heard from a group of Filipino locals embracing the Top End dry season at their local park.

There’s fried chicken, ukoy (Filipino deep-fried fritters) and plenty of sweet treats.

“Every weekend there’s an event,” says Maria Lourdes Delin, who moved to…