MANILA, Philippines – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is looking to deliver thousands of “balikbayan” boxes abandoned in a Manila ...

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 ...

From chocolates to perfumes, to gifts and other personal effects, thousands of abandoned balikbayan boxes will finally find ...

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 ...

MANILA, Philippines—More than 100 “balikbayan” boxes sent by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to their families can finally be claimed by their intended recipients after the government waived the ...

MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos has ordered the release and delivery of over 130,000 balikbayan boxes that have been abandoned or unclaimed for almost two years. Duties and taxes have been ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Customs will form a task force to address recurring issues raised by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) about balikbayan boxes, the BOC announced yesterday. In a ...

THE Bureau of Customs (BoC) has started delivering "balikbayan" boxes sent by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to their families in the Philippines.

TWENTY-ONE shipping containers of abandoned balikbayan boxes of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will be processed this week so they could finally be delivered to the workers’ families. In a social ...

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Tuesday said some balikbayan boxes that were left unattended for months would soon be returned to their rightful owners before Christmas. Speaking at the ...