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OFWs in HK Told: Be ‘careful’ with Your Xmas Packages
Overseas Filipinos workers (OFWs) in Hong Kong should be “vigilant” on sending packages to their relatives for Christmas, the Philippine Consulate General there said. In an advisory posted on its… Read more
Balikbayan Box Shipping Woes Hit Filipinos in Hawaii
They are called Balikbayan boxes. For Filipinos it means returning home. The boxes are a way for immigrants who have moved away from their motherland to help poorer relatives. However,… Read more
X-ray Scanning for Balikbayan Boxes Planned to Curb Smuggling
Balikbayan boxes sent by family members and relatives residing or working abroad will now take a longer time to arrive at your doorstep. In response to a proposal by lawmakers,… Read more
Beware of the Following Balikbayan Box Firms
The Philippine government has issued a new warning against several balikbayan box companies. The Department of Trade and Industry’s Philippine Shippers Bureau has released an advisory against using certain cargo… Read more
LBC Express Balikbayan Boxes in Guam
Philippine courier company LBC Express Inc. will be offering new services to the island’s residents. “LBC is now able to give Filipinos in Guam peace of mind as their ‘balikbayan’… Read more
Advice to Filipino Travelers: Beware of ‘Padala’
Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz warned prospective overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and those already deployed abroad not to accept offers or requests from individuals or groups to carry luggage… Read more
US Homeland Security Checks Raise Concern for Balikbayan Box Industry
The balikbayan box industry is facing a huge challenge this year as Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ordered the inspection of every container of balikbayan boxes before being loaded onto… Read more
No Duties on 1 Electronic Item for OFWs This Christmas
The Bureau of Customs (BoC) will be considerate to vacationing balikbayans or overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who would want to bring in electronic items in the country this Christmas. “In… Read more
OFWs Change RP’s Cultural Landscape
More than the remittance and “balik-bayan boxes” they sent back to the Philippines, Overseas Filipino workers (OFW) are changing the cultural landscape of the country one trip at time. A… Read more
Balikbayan Boxes from Filipinos in Alberta Still Unaccounted For
Some Filipino workers who shipped boxes back to the Philippines nine months ago for Christmas are hopeful they’ll get some help from the Alberta government. The workers sent the boxes… Read more
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