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 ...

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 - The Bureau of Customs (BOC) will tighten the rules covering the country’s Balikbayan Box Program after discovering that smugglers are now using this route to bring in goods to ...

MANILA, Philippines - Any tax on balikbayan boxes would require congressional approval, a lawmaker reminded Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina yesterday. “All appropriation, revenue or tariff bills ...

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has launched an online tracking portal for door-to-door Balikbayan box deliveries as part of efforts to clear a long-standing ...

A balikbayan box door-to-door service operator shares the important things you need to know about sending parcels during the pandemic. Those who are unable to travel to the Philippines due to the ...

MANILA, Philippines – Good news for Filipinos expecting to receive balikbayan boxes filled with Christmas goodies from their relatives and friends abroad. The Bureau of Customs has launched an online ...

Balikbayan boxes sent by qualified Filipinos abroad will be duty- and tax-free starting Christmas Day, December 25 MANILA, Philippines – Good news for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Starting ...

THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) has assured the public of the secure and safe delivery of all balikbayan boxes sent by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to their families for the Christmas season. Customs ...

The senator also asks Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina to apologize to OFWs over the bureau's 'significant lapses' on the issue of balikbayan boxes MANILA, Philippines – Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” ...

Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) receive their balikbayan boxes after a long period of waiting. These balikbayan boxes are ...