00:00The Department of Migrant Workers has returned some of the mishandled Balikbayan boxes to their owners.
00:06This is the story of Bian Manalo.
00:11More than 40 delayed and mishandled Balikbayan boxes
00:14that were in a warehouse in Valenzuela City
00:17have been returned by the Department of Migrant Workers to the OFW owners.
00:22This is in accordance with the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
00:25to protect and take care of the Balikbayan boxes for the new generation of Overseas Filipino Workers.
00:34In the program hosted by the OFW in Radyo Pilipinas,
00:37the DMW notified the OFWs about the return of the Balikbayan boxes.
00:43They also reminded them to take a good look at the list issued by the Bureau of Customs
00:48of the registered and legitimate Balikbayan boxes forwarders so that they will not be victims.
00:53We trust the registered and legitimate Balikbayan boxes forwarders.
01:00We're working on around 2,500 boxes that were abandoned,
01:06that cannot be delivered because their forwarders left them abroad.
01:14The Balikbayan boxes were sent to Cavite, Batangas, and Negros Occidental.
01:20In addition, the Agency of Action Fund Assistance is also involved in the victims of the Balikbayan boxes scam.
01:26Last year, almost 10,000 Balikbayan boxes were delivered by the DMW to its owners.
01:34It is important that you send a good person to deliver the boxes to your home.
01:48Meanwhile, more than 70 OFWs from Lebanon have availed of the government's repatriation program
01:54have returned to the Philippines.
01:56In total, more than 1,000 OFWs and more than 60 dependents have returned to the country from Lebanon
02:04since the war between Israel and the Hamas group in 2023 broke out.
02:10The various government agencies, including the Financial Assistance and Livelihood Program,
02:14also promised their support.
02:17In addition, 29 repatriated OFWs from Israel have also returned to the Philippines.
02:24In total, more than 1,000 OFWs and more than 30 dependents from Israel have returned to the country since 2023.
02:33They will also receive support from the government's concerned agencies,
02:38including the Upskilling Program and Lifelong Assistance.
02:42BN Manalo for Pambansang TV in the new Philippines.
