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Mahal na singil sa balikbayan boxes, para sa war chest ng LP?

By Non Alquitran | August 18, 2015 - 10:00am

NAG-IIYAKAN ang mga freight forwarders sa US at Canada dahil sa desisyon ni Customs Commissioner Bert Lina na dagdag P100,000 na singil kada container van nila.

Punto Mo

Customs to impose tighter rules for balikbayan boxes

By Kathleen Martin | August 17, 2015 - 10:00am

The Bureau of Customs said yesterday it may impose tougher measures on balikbayan boxes for fear that these tax-free packages are being used by traders to smuggle goods into the country.

Headlines

DTI blacklists 54 foreign sea freight forwarders

By Louella Desiderio | January 18, 2015 - 12:00am

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has blacklisted 54 foreign sea freight forwarders amid complaints about balikbayan...

Business

Where are those undelivered balikbayan boxes?

By Louella Desiderio | January 18, 2014 - 12:00am

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia topped the list of countries with the most number of complaints on undelivered balikbayan boxes by sea in 2013, according to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).

Business

‘Crack down on bogus cargo forwarders’

May 1, 2013 - 12:00am

“Never entrust your balikbayan boxes to fly-by-night cargo forwarders, especially those who dangle deals that are too good to be true.”

Nation

BOC warns OFWs on fly-by-night forwarders

By Evelyn Macairan | September 25, 2011 - 12:00am

Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) should be wary of sending balikbayan boxes home through freight forwarders with rock bottom charges since there have been cases in which the boxes never arrive, Bureau of Customs...

Metro

DTI issues warning on fly-by-night freight forwarders

By Marianne V. Go | October 15, 2005 - 12:00am

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) issued yesterday a warning on fly-by-night freight forwarders this Christmas season. Trade Undersecretary for Consumer Welfare Zenaida C. Maglaya warned the public not...

Business

NGO to lead protest rally versus MIAA

May 13, 2004 - 12:00am

The Save Our Skies (SOS) movement, a non-governmental organization at the forefront of the campaign for fair trade and just skies, will lead a protest rally against the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA)...

Business

NGO seeks review of new MIAA accreditation order

May 1, 2004 - 12:00am

The Save Our Skies (SOS) movement has questioned the order of the Manila International Airport Authority requiring forwarders brokers and on-board couriers doing business at the airport complex to be accredited by...

Business