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BoC chief Lina to OFWs: No additional taxes on balikbayan boxes Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina on Friday assured overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) that no additional taxes will be imposed on balikbayan boxes to recover the government’s P6 million daily losses due to smuggling. “Wala namang dagdag na buwis. Hindi pupwedeng may dagdag na buwis,” Lina said at a press event. ...

OFWs send remittances despite calls for boycott

Job Alert: Thailand needs 4,000 English teachers MANILA, Philippines – The Thai government is hoping to hire up to 4,000 Filipinos who can teach English in Thailand. Diplomatic sources told The STAR that the hiring of the teachers is one of the matters to be discussed during the visit in Manila of Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. Thailand has opened ...

Netizens were shocked to see the photos posted by Rufa Mae Quinto herself on her Instagram account and made everyone asking. The 37 years old actress did not reveal what really happened to her but captioned her photos as “This is what I’ve been though… Thru .. True and truth… So thank you lord for saving my life and yes… ...

Following a recent outbreak in a school in Guinobatan, Albay, the Department of Health issued reminders to the public on how to avoid sore eyes, a report on GMA’s “24 Oras” said Tuesday. Sore eyes—more accurately, conjunctivitis or pinkeye—is described by the DOH as a redness and inflammation of the membranes (conjunctiva) covering the whites of the eyes and the ...

Wedding proposal gets more and more unique as the tie goes by. Men are continuously looking for the incredible ways to make their girlfriends feel special. Large number of proposals had been making rounds over the social media sites. All of them got a ‘Yes’ from the girls. But now, a simple yet unique way was made possible by a ...

A freight forwarder has stepped forward and revealed that there was indeed a “tara” or bribery system they adhered to with the Bureau of Customs for the faster processing of balikbayan boxes in ports. In a report from GMA’s “24 Oras” on Wednesday, Door to door Consolidators Association of the Philippines Chairman Ramon Yngco confirmed the supposed bribery system. “Kailangan ...

There is no valid reason to refrain from taking care of your parents. This is what the 48-year old man named Chen Xingyin proved. At an early age of 7, his arms were removed after being electrocuted in Tongxin Village. He made use of his feet to look after their source of income which is their livestock on his farm. ...

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Empleyada ng Customs, pinagbantaan dahil sa balikbayan box Manila- Bureau of Customs data encoder Roussel Tan, became the latest trend in social media due to a post on her Facebook account about the ongoing issue with the OFWs vs BOC. Tan posted a status in defense of the BOC however, it sparked a lot of negative reactions to netizens. Someone took ...