Balikbayan Box Collection Drive

April 2026

With your help, we filled 5 balikbayan boxes with school supplies, food, and other needed items. We also raised over $1,100, which our NGO partner will use to purchase school supplies for over 400 students, to ensure that they have what they need for the 2026-2027 school year. A special thank you to the following organizations and individuals, who found us online and sent donated items for our drive!

CELINE DING & CLASSMATES
Middlesex High School, MA

FILIPINO AMERICAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION
Bellarmine High School, WA

FILIPINO STUDENT DENTAL ASSOCIATION
New York University College of Dentistry

About Our Annual Balikbayan Box Collection Drive

Unique to the Philippines, the 24”x18”x24” balikbayan boxes are duty and tax free, and are the most secure way to send needed supplies to our students. Every spring, Philippines Humanitarian conducts a drive to collect school supplies, personal care items, and non-perishable foods for our students in the Philippines.

Anyone may donate general items from the wish list below. If you sponsor a student, our Balikbayan Box Drive is your opportunity to safely send a personal gift or letter directly to your sponsored child. For gifts, please label your item with the child’s name to ensure it reaches them. All items are packed and shipped directly to our NGO partner for distribution.

Our next Balikbayan Box Drive will take place April 2027.

List of Needed Items

*Perishable foods and liquid items (such as shampoo, etc.) should not be sent in these shipping boxes.