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 ...

Tight rules on 'Balikbayan boxes' sent by Filipino expatriates home took effect on August 1 now scrapped, but not for long Dubai: The word "Balikbayan box" — homecoming goodies in a box — is ...

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 ...

Philippine Bureau of Customs grants relief till March 31 following criticism Dubai: Filipinos and freight forwarding companies in Dubai have welcomed the the Philippine government’s move to ...

To figure out what might have happened and what you can do, it might help to understand first the long journey balikbayan boxes go through MANILA, Philippines – The balikbayan box has been an ...

MISSION VIEJO, California — If you shipped your balikbayan box to your family in Metro Manila before Halloween from Southern California, your shipper probably assured you the box would make it there ...

FOR the millions of Filipinos working and living abroad, the balikbayan box they send to their loved ones here in the country is not just a box full of canned goods, apparel or toys for their kids to ...

It is quite natural for Filipinos abroad to send a balikbayan box as gifts for friends and family in the Philippines. But some Filipinos in Western Australia are worried about their balikbayan boxes ...