BUREAU of Customs (BoC) Commissioner Yogi Felimon Ruiz has ordered the distribution of more than 7,000 abandoned balikbayan boxes to the families of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) in time for the Christmas season.

BoC spokesman Arnold de la Torre on Wednesday said the commissioner issued the order following glitches in the release of the 7,805 boxes abandoned by three foreign consolidators based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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