Rappler's latest stories on balikbayan boxes
DOTr: No baggage pilferage in NAIA Terminal 1
Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade makes the announcement after a social media post claimed that the baggage of a Filipino couple was pilfered at NAIA 1
#ThewRap: Things you need to know, October 6, 2017
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As holiday season starts, Customs suspends revised balikbayan box rules
The revised rules on balikbayan boxes are suspended until March 21, 2018
LIST: Customs-certified forwarding companies OFWs can tap
The Bureau of Customs urges Filipinos abroad to transact only with these certified deconsolidators
Recto asks Customs to amend new balikbayan box rules
The senator warns that the BOC s new rules might make the balikbayan boxes vulnerable to theft and pilferage
#AskTheTaxWhiz: Tax on Valentine's?
The Philippine Tax Whiz answers questions about donor s tax sending gifts to loved ones through balikbayan boxes and value added tax
PH customs seeks Malaysia's help in smuggled diamonds probe
The Bureau of Customs says it is asking Kuala Lumpur for information on the business of the personalities and companies involved as well as the legality of their stay
‘Stolen’ diamonds seized in balikbayan box
The 22 pieces of allegedly stolen diamonds are found inside a balikbayan box from Malaysia
New customs rule: No opening of balikbayan box unless receiver is present
Leave the balikbayan boxes alone They are a privilege accorded to OFWs Do not disrespect the law Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon tells customs inspectors
Delayed balikbayan box delivery? Here are the possible causes
To figure out what might have happened and what you can do it might help to understand first the long journey balikbayan boxes go through
Things to know about balikbayan boxes
When do most Filipinos send balikbayan boxes? Where do most balikbayan boxes come from? Find out here:
Balikbayan boxes tax-free starting Christmas
Balikbayan boxes sent by qualified Filipinos abroad will be duty and tax free starting Christmas Day December 25
On balikbayan boxes: Why not implement tax exemption ceilings now?
Hindi kasalanan ng mga OFWs natin kung natagalan ang pagbuo ng impementing rules for the CMTA says Senator Ralph Recto
Implement new tax exemption rules on balikbayan boxes – Angara
Senator Juan Edgardo Sonny Angara says this will help overseas Filipino workers OFWs sending home goods for Christmas
High-caliber firearms found inside balikbayan box – Customs
The Bureau of Customs intercepts high caliber firearms smuggled into the country from the US through a balikbayan box
Customs launches Balikbayan Tax Calculator app
The application estimates the amount of custom duties and taxes Filipinos will need to pay for sending items home
Aquino and the continuing plight of OFWs
President Benigno Aquino III promised OFWs that at the end of his administration working abroad will be a choice rather than a necessity Did he deliver?
Aquino signs law increasing tax-exempt value of balikbayan boxes
UPDATED President Benigno Aquino III signs the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act which is expected to reduce corruption in the Bureau of Customs as well as technical smuggling in the country
How presidential bets plan to empower OFWs
Where do Jejomar Binay Rodrigo Duterte Grace Poe Mar Roxas and Miriam Defensor Santiago stand on important OFW issues? Find out here
How presidential bets plan to solve NAIA, balikbayan box issues
We list down how each of the presidential candidates plans to solve the major issues that overseas Filipinos faced in 2015
Senate approves customs modernization act
The act will modernize and digitize procedures raise tax exemptions on balikbayan boxes and raise penalties for smuggling
The OFW Christmas list
Instead of resenting them for being away OFWs hope their families realize their lack of choice
Record Customs deficit for Aquino admin in August
The Bureau of Custom’s deficit of P9 1 billion 194 7 million in August came as 13 out of 17 districts recorded shortfalls
No record of balikbayan boxes being used for smuggling – Marcos
The senator also asks Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina to apologize to OFWs over the bureau s significant lapses on the issue of balikbayan boxes
De Lima on INC, Customs rules, police on migrants | 12PM wRap
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Customs releases revised rules, regulations on balikbayan boxes
The order shall take effective immediately and states that in case a balikbayan box is placed under alert it will be subjected to 100 physical examination
The failure of the #balikbayanbox warning
This recent BOC debacle reveals the shallow understanding of and appreciation for the country’s modern day heroes
HK OFWs protest extra charges on balikbayan boxes
Vicky Casia Cabantac chairperson of Migrante Partylist HK says Aquino s backtracking on random inspection of balikbayan boxes will not soothe the anxiety of Filipino migrants
Customs chief: ‘Amend law, modernize BOC’
The government turned a blind eye in recognition of our OFWs OFW Partylist Representative Roy Seneres says in defense of the Customs chief
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Protestors call for Customs chief Lina's resignation
“I serve at the pleasure of the President Lina says replying to resignation calls
The real contents of a balikbayan box
An OFW mom sniffs the clothes and embraces them as she puts them in the box as if she is sending off her hugs and kisses to her babies who sadly won t receive her touch
The #Balikbayan box and the stubborn Bureau of Customs
The bureau must learn from this experience that its uncompromising hard stance did no good
Balikbayan boxes, Goldilocks for Makati, SG elections | 6PM wRap
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How Aquino caved in to online rage vs balikbayan box rules
How social media set the tone of public opinion on the balikbayan box issue leading to a change in customs policy
Roxas' campaign, Aquino on Customs, Bersamin vs Leonen | 12PM wRap
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Recto's balikbayan box bill to increase tax exemption to $2,000
The proposed law seeks to exempt the tax exempt value of the contents of a balikbayan box to 2 000 from the current 500
Ang una kong balikbayan box
Kasama sa daan daang balikbayan box na pinapadala araw araw ay ang nakakahon na ring pagtingin sa lahat ng mga Pinoy na nag a abroad – asensado sosyal at ma pera
Aquino stops 'physical' check of balikbayan boxes
2ND UPDATE President Aquino instructed the customs bureau Monday night that only in cases where there are derogatory findings from the X ray or K 9 examination will there be a physical inspection of goods
Duterte on Customs' balikbayan box plan: Insensitive, callous
Those balikbayan boxes are sacred Nobody should be allowed to make a mockery of this sentimental bond between a foreign worker and his family back home says the Davao City mayor
Rappler Talk: Why the Bureau of Customs opens your #BalikbayanBox
Customs commissioner Bert Lina speaks up on the controversy surrounding the pilferage of items in balikbayan boxes
No tax increase on balikbayan boxes – Customs
The strict compliance reminder of the Bureau of Customs is to ward off smugglers but Senator Ralph Recto urges other move than nitpicking on balikbayan boxes
OFWs: Hands off our balikbayan boxes!
UPDATED OFWs turn to social media to express their disappointment and complaints about items in their balikbayan boxes that were reportedly stolen or damaged upon inspection
OFW groups seek dialogue with BOC on balikbayan boxes
OFW groups wish to remind the Bureau of Customs that the balikbayan box is their expression of love to their families back home the product of their hard work in a foreign land
'BOC reminder on balikbayan boxes vs smugglers, not OFWs'
Malacañang gives the assurance as it urges OFWs to give the government feedback on the Bureau of Customs stricter rules on balikbayan boxes
Recto to BOC: Use CCTV for balikbayan box inspections
With a P3 2 billion 68 55 million budget Senator Ralph Recto says Customs will not have a hard time procuring a closed circuit television CCTV system
'Don’t abuse balikbayan box privileges' – Customs
The Philippine Bureau of Customs BOC reminds Filipinos abroad to follow rules on sending balikbayan boxes
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