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MANILA, Philippines — A migrant workers' rights group has condemned the Bureau of Customs' new guidelines on balikbayan boxes, calling the memorandum a “money-making” requirement.
“Itong mga taga-Customs, halatang walang malasakit at walang respeto sa mga OFW. Hindi ba nila alam na kasama sa sayang dulot ng balikbayan box ang surpresang dulot nito sa mga pamilya? Pati ba naman ito ay tatanggalin nila? Gusto nilang tanggalin ang saya ng OFW at pamilya sa pagpapadala at pagtanggap ng balikbayan box,” Migrante International spokesperson Arman Arman Hernando said.
“Ang sabi pa ng BoC, wala raw dapat ikatakot ang mga OFW kung wala naman silang itinatago. Ang sagot dito ng mga OFW, bakit kami ang pinag-iinitan ninyo? Hernando added.
The Bureau Of Customs will start implementing a new rule regarding OFW balikbayan boxes this coming August 1 and it will surely agitate our modern day heroes.
According to the new rule, the contents of the balikbayan boxes should be on an itemized list, if the item is bought abroad brand new, the receipts must be attached to it. The sender also has to prove that he/she is a Filipino.
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Source: Philstar
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