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

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 ...

MANILA, Philippines - The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia topped the list of countries with the most number of complaints on undelivered balikbayan boxes by sea in 2013, according to the Department of Trade ...

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

More than 100,000 balikbayan boxes that had been in storage for years at the Port of Manila were finally being distributed to the families of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), just days before ...

A NEW multi-agency complaints and monitoring system will be established for the reporting and resolution of scams related to Balikbayan boxes of overseas Filipino workers (OFW), according to the ...

Peak season for sending care packages begins in September in time for Christmas Dubai: Officials have reminded Filipino expatriates to send their balikbayan boxes, or care packages, through legitimate ...

I am a Filipina working as a waitress in Dubai for over five years now. Last month, I sent a balikbayan box to my family in Cotabato. The package contained two mobile phones, eight watches, stuffed ...

I have never personally received a balikbayan box from abroad addressed to me, nor have I sent one home from abroad to myself (to, say, avoid airline excess baggage fees). But I have surely received ...

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) on Tuesday said it expects an increase in the shipping of foreign and domestic cargo during the holidays as Filipinos send balikbayan boxes home. PPA spokesperson ...