Initial investigation by authorities show that after 'consolidators' collect money from OFWs and ship them, 'deconsolidators' in the Philippines abandon the shipments MANILA, Philippines – Potentially ...

A week after the Bureau of Customs (BOC) came under fire over Commissioner Alberto Lina’s directive for customs officers to open and inspect balikbayan boxes, the agency is now in the process of ...

The customs bureau says OFWs and their families who have been victimized by the consolidators can email [email protected], with '[BALIKBAYAN BOXES]' in the email subject. Provide contact details ...

With investors complaining of continued rampant smuggling and a special task force concluding that there’s extortion outside and inside the Port of Manila, the Bureau of Customs has trained its sights ...

MANILA, Philippines — A resolution seeking to investigate the circumstances behind “balikbayan” boxes that never reached their destinations here in the Philippines and were abandoned in different ...

Overseas Filipinos sending gifts to their families back home this Christmas will not face the burden of extra fees for their balikbayan boxes, Customs Deputy Commissioner Arturo Lachica assured OFW ...

About three hours before Philippine Airlines Flight 102 leaves for Manila from LAX, the boxes begin to spill onto the curb outside Tom Bradley International Terminal. Packed with gifts such as ...