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                    [ArticleID] => 1548751
                    [Title] => Eaglet rescued in Quezon
                    [Summary] => 

A baby eagle was rescued by a village official from two motorcycle-riding men in this city on Friday.

[DatePublished] => 2016-02-01 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1520577 [AuthorName] => Michelle Zoleta [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1548355 [Title] => BOC workers face P1-M fine, 12 years for pilfering balikbayan boxes [Summary] =>

Bureau of Customs employees face longer prison sentences and higher fines if they are proven to have pilfered balikbayan boxes or extorted money from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in exchange for the release of hand-carried or shipped cargo, Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-31 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096615 [AuthorName] => Christina Mendez [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150824/Balikbayan-Boxes-Conveyor-belt.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1544323 [Title] => Tax-exempt ng Balikbayan boxes itataas sa P150K [Summary] =>

Pasado na sa Senado ang panukalang itaas sa P150,000 mula sa P10,000 ang tax exemption ng mga Balikbayan boxes.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-19 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097275 [AuthorName] => Malou Escudero [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1544410 [Title] => Value of tax-exempt balikbayan goods raised to P150,000 [Summary] =>

The Senate has approved on third and final reading the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA), which also raises to P150,000 from P10,000 the tax-exempt value of pasalubong cargo brought in or sent by Filipinos overseas.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-19 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096615 [AuthorName] => Christina Mendez [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150825/OFW-5.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1524337 [Title] => Oprah explains iconic ‘You get a car!’ moment [Summary] =>

Eleven years later, Oprah Winfrey’s “You get a car!” moment is one of the most quoted phrases of television history. Now, the media mogul is dishing about what prompted the joyful outburst.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-20 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Entertainment [SectionUrl] => cebu-entertainment [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1519446 [Title] => Customs sets more stringent import valuations to stem revenue decline [Summary] =>

The Bureau of Customs will implement a rigorous valuation system for goods imported into the country to arrest the decline in its monthly collections.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-07 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/business/business-main/20151107/Bureau-of-Customs-Manila-2.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1515264 [Title] => Smear [Summary] =>

Let us not kid ourselves.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-26 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134157 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804783 [AuthorName] => Alex Magno [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1500906 [Title] => BOC clarifies treatment of balikbayan boxes [Summary] =>

Officials of the Bureau of Customs in Northern Mindanao yesterday said they would continue opening balikbayan boxes found violating the BOC rules and regulations.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-17 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1337693 [AuthorName] => Gerry Lee Gorit [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/nation/20150918/Balikbayan-Box.jpg ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1500273 [Title] => BOC seizes 402 smuggled balikbayan boxes [Summary] =>

To prove that balikbayan boxes are being used for smuggling, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized 402 alleged undeclared balikbayan boxes filled with assorted goods from Singapore.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-15 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096905 [AuthorName] => Evelyn Macairan [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1500136 [Title] => BOC seizes P1M worth of undeclared boxes [Summary] =>

The Bureau of Customs (BoC) on Tuesday seized 402 undeclared balikbayan boxes worth over P1 million at the Manila International Container Port.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-15 04:52:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804517 [AuthorName] => Rosette Adel [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/business/business-main/20140118/balikbayan-boxes.jpg ) ) )
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By FIRST PERSON | By Alex Magno | October 26, 2015 - 10:00am
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