No more P550 terminal fee for OFWs starting April 30

Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are among those who will no longer have to pay the terminal fee starting April 30. The good news comes…

BOC introduces easy-to-follow info sheet for OFWs sending balikbayan boxes

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued a revised information sheet with easier to follow instructions for overseas Filipino workers and Filipinos residing abroad…

Customs chief seeks passage of CMTA by Oct

Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina once again requested both houses of Congress to approve the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) by October to address not…

BOC affirms xray inspection for balikbayan boxes under revised rules

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued revised rules on balikbayan box shipments, subjecting them to mandatory x-ray scanning instead of arbitrary physical inspection.…

Aquino orders BOC to leave balikbayan boxes alone amid public uproar

Heeding general outrage over the random physical inspection of balikbayan boxes, President Benigno Aquino III has ordered the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to stop…

Overseas PH workers make freight forwarding a billion-dollar business

The growing number of balikbayan or door-to-door boxes, which reflects the steadily increasing legion of overseas Filipinos, is boosting the country’s billion-dollar freight forwarding…