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 – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is looking to deliver thousands of “balikbayan” boxes abandoned in a Manila ...

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

TWENTY-ONE shipping containers of abandoned balikbayan boxes of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will be processed this week so they could finally be delivered to the workers’ families. In a social ...

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 ...

MANILA, Philippines — After an inspection at the Manila International Container Port yesterday, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) ...

MANILA, Philippines — Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have received their balikbayan boxes after a long wait. The balikbayan boxes are among shipments abandoned and left undelivered by freight ...

THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) has assured the public of the secure and safe delivery of all balikbayan boxes sent by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to their families for the Christmas season. Customs ...

FINANCE Secretary Frederick D. Go ordered the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to expedite the clearance and delivery of balikbayan boxes to the families of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). In a statement on ...

For the third consecutive year, Coca-Cola is bringing back its Christmas program inspired by the long-standing tradition of Filipinos living abroad who send Balikbayan boxes filled with sweets and ...