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  Kris Aquino reacts to OFWs’ concern on balikbayan boxes Even the Queen of Talk, Ms. Kris Aquino has not avoided the ongoing issue of the OFWs’ (Overseas Filipino Workers) vs BOC (Bureau of Customs) she heard concerns of netizens regarding the stricter rules for balikbayan boxes being imposed by the Bureau of Customs (BOC). This photo (above) was taken at ...

BOC chief tells OFWs: I have to implement the law MANILA, Philippines – Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Bert Lina insists that he is merely following the law by enforcing stricter inspections of the “balikbayan boxes” that are brought into the country. In an interview with DZMM, Lina said it is part of his job to protect the country from ...

Every girl would definitely freak out if you found out that your boyfriend was out all night partying with his friends, then accidentally Face Times you while he was lying in bed with someone else. Jesse Wellens created a perfect prank to get his girlfriend Jeana upset. The night before the prank, he went out with all of his friends ...

Customs implements random checks on balikbayan boxes Bureau of Customs already started the random checking of Balikbayan boxes as part of their security inspections. This move enraged a lot of OFW’s worldwide. Source: Abs-cbnnews.com

A first: Overseas voter registration set to reach 1M, says DFA MANILA – The voter registration has surpassed the 600,000 mark with a little over two months left before the registation period ends, the Department of Foreign Affairs-Overseas Voting Secretariat said. “At the current pace of registration, the 2016 Presidential elections will be the first to have over a million ...

What areas you should avoid in Thailand MANILA — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday placed Thailand under Alert Level 1 (Precautionary Phase) after at least 22 people were killed and more than 100 were injured in a bombing near Erawan Shrine in Bangkok. Filipinos are particularly advised to avoid the following areas, as specified by the Thai ...

DOLE creates committee on OFW deployment MANILA, Philippines – Anticipating the full integration of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), the labor department has set up a special committee to coordinate policies on the deployment of more Filipino workers abroad. Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz has ordered the re-establishment of the Committee on International Trade Agreement of the Department of ...

MANILA – Endangered, rarely seen “ninja” sharks have been seen by scientists off Malapascua Island in Cebu, according to Rutgers University. Marine scientists Thomas Grothues, an associate research professor from Rutgers University in the United States and Simon Oliver from the University of Chester in the United Kingdom, documented sightings of endangered pelagic thresher sharks, a species commonly found in ...

24-year-old Alex Craig thought of an idea that most people would dub a ‘dumb idea’. But he stuck with his gut and launched a site in May. Today, he rakes in $10,000 a month for sending potatoes to random people! According to Alex, the idea popped in his head while having dinner with his girlfriend. His girlfriend thought it was ...

Electricity plays a huge part in our everyday lives. Whether it is at home, at school, the local shopping center or our parents’ workplace, our daily routines rely heavily on the use of electricity. Crimes will be increased without electricity, that’s why we need lights in the streets or home so that we will have brighter home and pathway with ...