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Your balikbayan box may be delayed: Here’s what’s happening

If you’re waiting for a balikbayan box from Dubai, you may need to be a little more patient.Cargo shipments bound for the ...
Philippine Daily Inquirer

‘Balikbayan’ box tax-free up to P150,000

Good news for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) sending home “balikbayan” boxes to their loved ones. The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Department of Finance have signed the implementing rules and ...
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Palace on ‘balikbayan’ box tax hike: What hike?

Malacañang on Friday said it was not aware that the Bureau of Customs had increased duties on containers carrying balikbayan boxes and would look into the report of lawmakers. Deputy presidential ...
GMA Network

BOC cites lack of equipment to justify balikbayan box inspections

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Sunday said it lacks the equipment to allow it to "efficiently" check incoming balikbayan boxes, as it justified the need to conduct random manual inspections amid the ...
Khaleej Times

7 things UAE Filipinos cannot put in their 'Balikbayan boxes'

Filipino expats around the world, those in the UAE included, send packages back home containing various items. Inside these boxes one may find imported food, toys, gadgets, clothing and more. These ...
GMA Network

100,000 balikbayan boxes released after years in storage

Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. More than 100,000 balikbayan boxes that had been in storage for years at the Port of Manila were finally being ...