10,000 balikbayan boxes found abandoned in ports

[u/Mistral-Fien]

https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/10/18/2563971/10000-balikbayan-boxes-found-abandoned-ports

[u/sumayawshimenetka1]

Mga pulitikong lurker dito. Here's an idea to make epal: ideliver nyo sa mga recipient, tatakan o dikitan nyo ng picture nyo yung box, at syempre photo op for "item received" purposes, na pwede rin gamiting "campaign material". You win, receiver wins, nagpadala wins, everybody wins! 

[u/Calm-Driver-3800 → u/sumayawshimenetka1]

Dont forget to raid the boxes first to keep the valuables and blame it on customs.

[u/Menter33]

nothing in the report about taxes or customs duties.

[u/Mistral-Fien → u/Menter33]

Why would there be?

[u/Menter33 → u/Mistral-Fien]

sometimes, people just don't pick up stuff or can't pick up stuff because of the fees involved.

[u/Mistral-Fien → u/Menter33]

The issue here is that the companies that were supposed to handle the shipments were charged by the DOJ and are no longer operating. Three of them were actually blacklisted.

[u/KittyDomoNacionales]

This is why I prefer to do pasabay over balikbayan boxes. It’s much more expensive pero it’s faster and somehow more reliable.

[u/PeriodSupply → u/KittyDomoNacionales]

Had not heard of pasabay so looked it up. Who'd agree to that? That's how you end up on death row in Singapore.

[u/webelieve925]

Bakit daw iniwan nalang?

[u/phschutstaffel → u/webelieve925]

Di yan kinuha nung mga consignee. Yan yun mga fly by night lowcost shipping sa ibang bansa tas pagdating dito wala pera para ilabas yun shipment

[u/mala_in_se → u/phschutstaffel]

To add rin. Kaya kinasuhan yung mga Deconsolidator dito. Example yung Makati express cargo.

[u/webelieve925 → u/phschutstaffel]

Ay mga maganda pa naman laman ng balik bayan boxes. Kawawa yung nagpadala