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  2. Balikbayan box - Wikipedia

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    A balikbayan box (lit. ' repatriate box ') is a corrugated box containing items sent by overseas Filipinos (known as balikbayan literally "returnee to the country/nation"). Though often shipped by freight forwarders specializing in sending balikbayan boxes by sea, such boxes are also commonly brought by Filipinos returning to the Philippines ...

  3. LBC Express - Wikipedia

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    Along with the opening of its US-based branch, the company introduced the famous “Balikbayan Box” [2] and their money remittance service to cater to Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW). The moniker "Hari ng padala" (lit. transl. "King of Delivery") was created by the company in 1990. Products such as Branch Pick-up and Bills Payment were added ...

  4. Bureau of Customs - Wikipedia

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    The full implementation of this Act, however, was considered inadequate and incomplete, so the Customs Service Act No. 355, called the Philippine Customs Service Act was passed to amend the previous laws. After several modifications and amendments, the Philippine Customs Service finally became a practical counterpart of the American Customs ...

  5. List of shipping companies in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Operates shipping brands Super Shuttle RORO, Super Shuttle Ferry and Shuttle Fast Ferries. [1] [2] Cokaliong Shipping Lines, Inc. 1989: 15: Ever Shipping Lines: 1975: 3: Jomalia Shipping Corporation: 2004 [3] 10: Camotes Ferry Services: 2006: 6: Lite Shipping Corporation (Lite Ferries) 1990: 31: Montenegro Shipping Lines: 1978: 81: AFGM ...

  6. Maritime transport - Wikipedia

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    The environmental impact of shipping includes greenhouse gas emissions, acoustic, and oil pollution. [11] The International Maritime Organization (IMO) estimates that Carbon dioxide emissions from shipping were equal to 2.2% of the global human-made emissions in 2012 [12] and expects them to rise 50 to 250 percent by 2050 if no action is taken ...

  7. Balikbayan - Wikipedia

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    Balikbayan may refer to: Overseas Filipinos; Balikbayan box, a corrugated box containing items sent by overseas Filipinos This page was last edited on 12 ...

  8. Trans-Asia Shipping Lines - Wikipedia

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    Trans-Asia Shipping Lines, Incorporated (TASLI) is a shipping company based in Cebu City, Philippines. It was incorporated on March 25, 1974, under the name of Solar Shipping Lines, Inc. [ 1 ] The Chairman of the company is Dennis A. Uy. Trans-Asia Shipping Lines is now managed by the Chelsea Logistics, Corp.

  9. Pasalubong - Wikipedia

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    It can also be as exotic as a balikbayan box filled with gifts from a foreign country; it is an adaptation of the idea of the pasalubong for the Filipino diaspora. Unlike traditional pasalubong, these are not usually given in person but are sent by air freight. [21] [22] Piaya, one of the typical pasalubong from Bacolod