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Sourced & dated · Re-checked at least quarterly

Sending money and boxes home, sourced and dated.

Courier rates, customs limits, remittance fees, what survives the box: the recurring, time-sensitive things overseas Filipinos look up. Every number is cited to the courier, bank, or Bureau of Customs page, and dated. Information, not advice.

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  • Cited to the source
  • Re-checked at least quarterly
  • Ranked by cost & speed, never payout

Four things, kept current

Start with what you need

Balikbayan Box

What you can and can’t pack, courier rates and limits, customs thresholds, and when to ship so it lands on time — every rule sourced and dated.

7 pages

Sending Money

Posted fees, FX margins, arrival speed and cut-off times across remittance services — a dated comparison of terms, never a recommendation.

3 pages

Gifts & Pasalubong

What actually survives the box, what parents and kids back home use, and an occasion calendar so nothing gets missed.

3 pages

OFW Money & Docs

Budget frameworks for splitting one paycheck three ways, and a sourced checklist of documents to keep handy. Tools, not advice.

2 pages

Most looked-up

Sourced answers

Sending Money Cheapest way to send money to the Philippines (USD→PHP) Read OFW Money & Docs Splitting an OFW paycheck: abroad, padala, and savings Read Gifts & Pasalubong What to send your parents in the Philippines (a sender’s list) Read Balikbayan Box What you can and can’t put in a balikbayan box (2026) Read Balikbayan Box Balikbayan box courier rates compared: US → Philippines Read Sending Money How long does a remittance to the Philippines take? Read

The method

Dated, sourced, re-checked at least quarterly

Rates, fees and customs limits move. These pages carry the date each figure was last checked against its official source, and are re-checked at least every quarter, often sooner. When a number can’t be confirmed, the page says so; it is not guessed.

How this works
  • Every rate, limit and rule cites the courier, bank, or Bureau of Customs page.
  • A visible “checked” date on every data page; re-verified at least quarterly, often sooner.
  • Comparisons ordered only by the stated metric, cost or speed, never commission.
  • No “you should.” Posted terms and checklists; you decide.