The Bureau of Customs (BOC) warned overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to exercise caution in sending their balikbayan boxes to their families and relatives in the Philippines.
The Bureau of Customs warned overseas Filipino workers to exercise caution in sending their balikbayan boxes to their families and relatives in the Philippines.
Based on the BOC data, there were around 8,000 undelivered balikbayan boxes at Portnet warehouse in Sta. Ana, Manila and at the Hobart warehouse in Balagtas, Bulacan. Of the figure, 1,667 of which were delivered while 329 boxes were picked up by consignees at designated warehouses. “The BOC also processed 1,154 balikbayan boxes consigned to Island Kabayan Express, 329 of which were picked up by recipients at Portnet Logistics Warehouse in Sta. Ana, Manila,” said dela Torre.“Subsequently, the BOC endorsed the remaining 825 boxes to the Door-to-Door Consolidators Association of the Philippines for immediate delivery,” he added.
“Several boxes were already distributed and picked up by consignees from the warehouse in Bulacan. The BOC intends to deliver the remaining unclaimed packages, particularly those bound for Visayas and Mindanao,” he said.Dela Torre said the BOC also extended the claiming of boxes at the Hobart Warehouse for another two weeks upon the request of consignees.
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