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                    [ArticleID] => 1489723
                    [Title] => Mahal na singil sa balikbayan boxes, para sa war chest ng LP?
                    [Summary] => 

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.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-18 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135835 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805358 [AuthorName] => Non Alquitran [SectionName] => Punto Mo [SectionUrl] => punto-mo [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1489373 [Title] => Customs to impose tighter rules for balikbayan boxes [Summary] =>

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.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-17 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1439008 [AuthorName] => Kathleen Martin [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1414041 [Title] => DTI blacklists 54 foreign sea freight forwarders [Summary] =>

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

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1473425 [AuthorName] => Louella Desiderio [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140807/port-congestion-GEN4.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1280009 [Title] => Where are those undelivered balikbayan boxes? [Summary] =>

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).

[DatePublished] => 2014-01-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1473425 [AuthorName] => Louella Desiderio [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 936850 [Title] => ‘Crack down on bogus cargo forwarders’ [Summary] =>

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

[DatePublished] => 2013-05-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 730315 [Title] => BOC warns OFWs on fly-by-night forwarders [Summary] =>

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 (BOC) Commissioner Rufino Biazon said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2011-09-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096905 [AuthorName] => Evelyn Macairan [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 301894 [Title] => DTI issues warning on fly-by-night freight forwarders [Summary] => 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 to deal with freight forwarders and consolidator’s agents not accredited by the DTI- Philippine Shippers’ Bureau (PSB).

"Unaccredited freight forwarders are responsible for cases of undelivered cargoes, pilfered and delayed release of balikbayan boxes," Maglaya said.
[DatePublished] => 2005-10-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 249860 [Title] => NGO to lead protest rally versus MIAA [Summary] => 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) for unjustly collecting fees from cargo forwarders and customs brokers.
[DatePublished] => 2004-05-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 248339 [Title] => NGO seeks review of new MIAA accreditation order [Summary] => 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 the MIAA.

The SOS’ action came after cargo forwarders and brokers, who are members of the organization, brought to its attention a MIAA memorandum order stating the effective May 17, 2004 only accredited brokers or forwarders shall be allowed entry into all customs bonded warehouses and domestic cargo warehouses operating within the MIAA complex.
[DatePublished] => 2004-05-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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