STARTING December 25 this year, qualified Filipinos abroad will no longer have to pay taxes when they send balikbayan boxes containing personal effects and household goods valued at not more than P150,000.
“We value the importance of each balikbayan box. It symbolizes the hardship of our OFWs, and the love of Filipinos abroad for their families here in the country,” Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon said in a media forum.
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