MANILA, Philippines — On average, hundreds of thousands of “balikbayan boxes” enter the Philippines every year, carrying not ...

The Department of Finance (DOF) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Wednesday commenced the distribution of the first batch of the final wave of abandoned balikbayan boxes to overseas Filipino workers ...

MANILA, Philippines — On average, hundreds of thousands of balikbayan boxes enter the Philippines each year, carrying not ...

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 ...

OVERSEAS Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families are being encouraged to regularly check on the records of cargo forwarders to avoid cases of mishandling and ...

U.S. students may be counting the days until summer break, but Lody Steward's nieces and nephews in the Philippines are prepping for their school's start in June. That's why one of her balikbayan ...

The Bureau of Customs and the Department of Finance released another batch of abandoned Balikbayan boxes to its rightful owners.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is eyeing to require freight forwarders and deconsolidators to post a cash bond as part of a proposed accreditation system to avoid a repeat of the non-processing or ...

The "last batch" of delayed balikbayan boxes has been released by the Bureau of Customs (BOC). According to a statement on Thursday, BOC and the Department of Finance (DOF) had facilitated the ...