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118th Philippine Independence Day Parade New York City June 5th 2016

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Pnoy's Good News to OFWs: He Signs Law That Exempts ‘Balikbayan Boxes’ From Taxes Up To P350,000

On INQUIRER last June 1st Wednesday reported of the “BIG GIFT” outgoing President Benigno Aquino III is giving to the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW). This happened after the President signed CMTA or the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act that raises the tax exemption ceiling from P10,000 to P150,000 and up to P350,000 for gift packages or Balikbayan boxes sent by overseas workers to their families in the Philippines.

According to Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina:

We, at the Bureau of Customs (BOC), are pleased to announce that Republic Act No. 10863, otherwise known as the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA), has been approved and signed into law by His Excellency President Benigno Aquino III.

With this law, the BOC will implement several reforms including:

• full electronic processing of shipments,
• streamlining of export and import procedures,
• simplified processes for seizure and disposition of illegal goods

Under this law, OFWs can send up to three P150,000-worth of tax and duty free balikbayan boxes in a year, as long as the goods are not in commercial quantities nor intended for barter, sale or for hire.

Additionally, returning Filipinos will also benefit from this law with the following tax-free ceiling:

• Stayed overseas for 10 years or more – P350,000 tax-free ceiling
• Stayed overseas for 5 years but less than 10 – P250,000 tax-free ceiling
• Stayed overseas for less than 5 years – P150,000 tax-free ceiling

This is really good news for our OFW relatives! However, we hope no one uses this to evade paying taxes.

Sen. Angara thanked the President and said that with this law now effective, our OFWs“can bring home more things to their families. This would bring comfort to their families because they could send home items that they were able to buy at a lower price abroad.”He also expressed his hope that: “With the increase in the values, we lessen the discretion of the customs officials to inspect goods and collect taxes, thus minimizing cases of corruption and smuggling.”

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Pag-IBIG Fund New York is now open!

Pag-IBIG Fund New York is now open to Filipinos living in the east coast.

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Filipinos in NY, NJ, CT & MA Solid Support for Sec Mar Roxas and Leni Robredo

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50 Senatorial Bets for May 2016 Polls in the Philippines

Here is the complete list of 50 senatorial candidates backed by the three major party for the upcoming May 2016 election in the Philippines.

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Why There Are More Single Women Than Men in NYC?

Current NYC ratio of women to men is 1.4:1. The answer is pretty simple, women in New York are too picky and that's the main reason why there are more women in this city than men. They want a fit guy who makes $500,000 a year.  They want someone over six feet, built and very attractive.  When a girl is in her 20's, she has been brainwashed by the society into thinking she has all the time in the world for family [if that's what she wants] and she can date around as long as she wishes. Not to think that her biological clock is ticking. While society won't admit it, women in this city also have way more choices than men. They can go onto an online dating site and receives 100's of messages every week.  If they are semi-attractive in person, they will get hit on at least several times per day or per week.  

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