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

The Bureau of Customs, (BOC) in coordination with the National Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Migrant Workers, ...

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 — After an inspection at the Manila International Container Port yesterday, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) vowed to fasttrack the release of container vans from the MICP and the ...

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 ...

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 (BOC) is pushing to release undelivered balikbayan boxes of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) before Valentine’s Day despite challenges, an official said on Tuesday. BOC Office of ...