PhilStar Global on MSN2d
BOC: Don’t use balikbayan boxes for drugs
Boxes containing items sent by overseas Filipino workers should not be used to smuggle illegal drugs as these are symbols of ...
manilastandard2d
BOC seizes P39-m marijuana declared as household items
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has thwarted an attempt to smuggle into the country P39 million worth of high grade marijuana ...
BusinessMirror2d
Balikbayan box, OFW symbol of love, used for kush–BOC
BALIKBAYAN boxes that have been sent as expressions of love by Filipinos abroad to their families are now being used to ferry drugs that endanger the lives of many. In a statement, the Bureau of ...
pna4d
P39.6-M marijuana hidden in balikbayan boxes seized at Manila port
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agents seized earlier this week some 28 kg. of marijuana worth PHP39.6 million inside a container cargo at the Manila International Container Port (MICP). In ...
Manila Bulletin2d
₱209-million drug bust: Shabu, kush seized in major BOC operations
Two drug smuggling suspects—a mother and her son—were arrested and are now in the custody of the Philippine Drug Enforcement ...
The Manila Times on MSN2d
BOC nets nearly P40-M marijuana from Canada
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) has tightened its watch on balikbayan boxes following the discovery of nearly P40 million worth ...
Madison3656d
Homeward bound: FNK Transport is one of few companies to provide shipping for Balikbayan Boxes, a staple of Filipino American families
Balikbayan boxes are a typical mode for Filipinos living outside of ... “People have spent money on the items that are in the box and they just want their family members to get it in one piece. It is ...
Rappler3d
This mobile bamboo library brings books and archaeology to kids
Volunteers of the mobile bamboo library conduct storytelling sessions and sandbox activities for kids living in communities in the UP Campus village ...