HOUSTON — Balikbayan boxes were invented more than 40 years ago when an influx of Filipino workers came to the United States. Now, they've become a cherished part of Filipino culture. The boxes ...

Filipinos urged to avoid sending care packages through ‘fly by night’ cargo companies Dubai: A Filipino official at the Philippine consulate has warned Filipinos from transacting with ‘fly by night’ ...

Peak season for sending care packages begins in September in time for Christmas Dubai: Officials have reminded Filipino expatriates to send their balikbayan boxes, or care packages, through legitimate ...

Piles of stuffed animals, clothes, hangers, towels, decorations — even bird feeders — were neatly gathered in Nita Matheson’s Springfield, Virginia, house last Wednesday. In her garage, flattened ...

MANILA, Philippines — A resolution seeking to investigate the circumstances behind “balikbayan” boxes that never reached their destinations here in the Philippines and were abandoned in different ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) said on Saturday it has facilitated the release of abandoned “balikbayan” boxes previously held at the Manila International Container Port, returning ...

MANILA, Philippines — Overseas Filipino workers have been urged to claim 294 balikbayan boxes abandoned for almost 16 months in a Manila warehouse. The balikbayan boxes are stored at CFS warehouse at ...

Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. Dozens of balikbayan boxes sent by Filipinos abroad did not reach their intended recipients in the Philippines this ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is moving to expedite the release of balikbayan packages that were not delivered to their intended recipients. The BOC and the Manila International ...

MANILA, Philippines — On average, hundreds of thousands of “balikbayan boxes” enter the Philippines every year, carrying not just gifts, but the love and sacrifice from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs ...

MANILA, Philippines — On average, hundreds of thousands of balikbayan boxes enter the Philippines each year, carrying not just gifts but also expressions of love, sacrifice and longing from overseas ...

The total number of Balikbayan boxes that were shipped to the Philippines this year amid the coronavirus pandemic dipped by 5 to 10 percent compared to 2019, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said Thursday.