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 ...

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 ...

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

MANILA, Philippines – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is looking to deliver thousands of “balikbayan” boxes abandoned in a Manila port to the families of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in two months.

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 ...

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 ...

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) has launched an online tracking portal for its door-to-door Balikbayan box deliveries, aiming to clear the backlog of packages sent over the years by overseas Filipino ...