Piles of stuffed animals, clothes, hangers, towels, decorations — even bird feeders — were neatly gathered in Nita Matheson’s Springfield, Virginia, house last Wednesday. In her garage, flattened ...

Mitch Villaseñor picks up a balikbayan box. Boxes will then be loaded onto a container, driven to California, and shipped to the Philippines. Credit: Pat Nabong As a kid living in Laguna, a province ...

When Jinky Dolar’s husband, Danielo, went back to the Philippines more than a decade ago, he was met with a surprise: Several of his family and friends were wearing the military t-shirts he thought he ...

Filipino expats around the world, those in the UAE included, send packages back home containing various items. Inside these boxes one may find imported food, toys, gadgets, clothing and more. These ...

MANILA, Philippines – There’s no doubt about it: overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) contribute much to the Philippine economy. More than anyone, their families are the ones who feel the benefits of ...

Vice Ganda recently gave her mom Rosario several boxes filled with goodies as gift on her 77th birthday, as the “It’s Showtime” host relived the times when he and his siblings would receive balikbayan ...

It takes at least two months for a balikbayan box to make it to the Philippines in time for the holidays Pandemic or not, the spirit of Christmas prevails among overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the ...

A balikbayan box door-to-door service operator shares the important things you need to know about sending parcels during the pandemic. Those who are unable to travel to the Philippines due to the ...