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 ...

SAN MATEO, California – While the proposed inspection of balikbayan boxes entering the Philippines has been shelved as a result of global protests from OFWs, increased tariff charges on cargo ...

A NEW multi-agency complaints and monitoring system will be established for the reporting and resolution of scams related to Balikbayan boxes of overseas Filipino workers (OFW), according to the ...

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) on Tuesday said it expects an increase in the shipping of foreign and domestic cargo during the holidays as Filipinos send balikbayan boxes home. PPA spokesperson ...

Initial investigation by authorities show that after 'consolidators' collect money from OFWs and ship them, 'deconsolidators' in the Philippines abandon the shipments MANILA, Philippines – Potentially ...

Dozens of balikbayan boxes sent by Filipinos abroad did not reach their intended recipients in the Philippines this year, GMA News' Lei Alviz reported on 24 Oras on Wednesday. Citing the Department of ...

“Balikbayan” boxes are familiar sights in the homes of Filipinos with relatives who live or work in other countries. Sending balikbayan boxes—defined by the government as packages of personal effects ...

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 ...