Anyone Who Extort or Steal From Balik-bayan Box Will Face Imprisonment of Up To 12 Years

Very often we encounter posts regarding balik-bayan boxes. Last year, one of the battles that OFWs faced was the manual inspection of the balik-bayan boxes in the Bureau of Customs.

 According to the BOC, they did the manual inspection to determine the value of the cargo and if tax is to be imposed on the shipment. 

Many OFWs and expatriates protested against this in the social media to the point that President Aquino has to order to put a stop on the manual inspection. However, even after the order was said to have been implemented a lot of complain has still been circulating in Facebook regarding their cargo or balik-bayan boxes that has been tampered and opened. Usually reports and pictures of boxes includes complains of missing items in their shipment. 

   Senders of boxes and their family no longer knows if the blame should be to the Bureau of Customs who might have inspected their box in spite of the stop order or if the cargo forwarders might be taking advantage of the issue and situation.  But according to BOC, the manual inspection has been stopped and they are no longer opening boxes.

Senator Ralph Recto pushed for higher penalties against government officials or employees who will pilfer or steal items from the balik-bayan boxes. Anyone who will also extort money for the release of shipment or cargo will also be facing penalties. 

Recto said that through the proposed Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA), a penalty of six years to 12 years imprisonment and a fine of P500,000 to P1 million await those who will be found guilty of pilferage and extortion in exchange of the release of balikbayan boxes.


Aside from the penalty and imprisonment, government officials or employees found guilty will also be perpetually disqualified from holding public office, and their benefits will be forfeited.

“The proposed law’s message is clear: If we cannot protect our OFWs and Balikbayans, we have no business to be in government,” the senator said.

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Over 1,000 POEA Approved Job Order For USA

The POEA has recently approved over 1,000 job orders for  United States.

Job applicants who would like to apply may contact the agency assigned for the particular job order as listed below.

DECA HOMES, AFFORDABLE HOUSING LOAN PLAN AND ELEGANT HOUSE STYLE

If you are looking an affordable housing, a low-cost in a subdivision, one of the best options we could suggest is DECA HOMES.

 It is one of the land developers that provide affordable low-cost housing. Their payment option includes in-house financing like Pag-Ibig which allows customers to loan or mortgage their house for up to 25 years term. 

Aside from the low-cost housing they offer, their amenities and landscapes are also nice. Their subdivisions usually have swimming pools, clubhouse, playground or park, transportation service and the most important thing is their well-secured housing compound. 
Here are some of the sample house designs. 
Deca Homes had been developing lands and building houses and condominium all over the Philippines. 

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Sample 3D floor plan of one of their houses

Exterior path way design

Exterior design of one of their housing unit

The usual purchase options when buying a home in Philippines can be cash, or you may apply for loan or mortgage through Pag-ibig housing loan, bank financing, and in-house financing. If you are interested in purchasing a housing unit please contact the phone numbers on the pictures or inquire at Deca Homes website directly. They offer really good payment schemes to ease your burden of paying for a house mortgage and so that you can also transfer or settle to the housing unit you will purchase.

They also have duplex units available.

They have really nice landscape designs. This unit features  white picket fence. 

Disclaimer: Thoughtskoto is not an agent of DECA Homes, the numbers listed on the pictures may be contacted for inquiry of you may visit their website  for more information for purchase or loan of house. We advise that you only transact in the Deca Homes office, or with a trusted agent.
All images are generated through Google Search Image.

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YOU CAN SEND BALIKBAYAN BOXES THROUGH THESE 2016 DTI LIST OF ACCREDITED AND SAFE CARGO FORWARDERS

List of DTI FTEB-Accredited Seafreight Forwarders and their Foreign Agents sending Balikbayan Box Shipments (as of 31 December)

 Are you planning to send a Balikbayan Box, a parcel, or package to the Philippines this 2016? Check the accredited list of the Dept of Trade and Industry here.  

Origin (Country)	State/City	Philippine Freight Forwarder	Foreign Agent Counterpart
Australia	Adelaide	LBC Express, Inc.	JNR Forwarders
	Brisbane	Brand Expert Freight Forwarder, Corp.	Orient Freight
		LCSN Express Movers, Inc.	Bayanihan Cargo Services
	Melbourne	Brand Expert Freight Forwarder, Corp.	Ordex Express
	Perth	Brand Expert Freight Forwarder, Corp.	Trojan Express Pty Ltd
	Queensland	Manilaforwarder Phil., Inc.	JJ's Cargo
	Sydney	LBC Express, Inc.	LBC Australia Pty Ltd.
		Mac Ocean Waves Cargo System Co.	Australis Pty. Ltd
		U MAC Forwarders Express, Inc.	Forex World Pty Ltd
	Victoria	LBC Express, Inc.	LBC Australia Pty Ltd.
Austria	Vienna	12:24 Cargo Express Corporation	M&M Cargo Express E.U.
		Urgent Cargo Express Int'l. Forwarder & Brokerage Inc.	Blue Cargo
Bahrain	Bahrain	Unifreight Cargo Systems, Inc.	Caravan Freight Forwarders
	Manama		Pinoy Express Movers
		Brand Expert Freight Forwarder, Corp.	Filipinas Cargo International Cargo Services
		LBC Express, Inc.	LBC Express Bahrain
		Speedstream Transport	Makati Express Cargo
		U MAC Forwarders Express, Inc.	Forex-Umac Cargo
Belgium	Antwerp	Genex Cargo Forwarder	Philair Logistics
		LCSN Express Movers, Inc.	Baloco Marketing
	Belgium	Wilteam Express Padala Inc.	Eljo Balikbayan Box
Bermuda	Devonshire	Urgent Cargo Express Int'l. Forwarder & Brokerage Inc.	DCL Bermuda
Brunei	Bandar Seri Begawan (BSB)	12:24 Cargo Express Corporation	Urdan Express Services
		LBC Express, Inc.	LBC Mabuhay Brunei Sdn. Bhd.
Canada	Alberta	Total Line Logistics Corporation	3J Balikbayan Box
	British Columbia	12:24 Cargo Express Corporation	Forex Cargo (BC) INC.
	Calgary	Willxpress, Inc. (formerly Accord Freightforwarders, Inc.)	a.Forex Cargo Alberta Inc
			b. Star Express
			c. Jenrich Fast Cargo
	Edmonton	Willxpress, Inc. (formerly Accord Freightforwarders, Inc.)	Forex Alliance Cargo Forwarder Inc.
		LCSN Express Movers, Inc.	Sunfreight Cargo
	Mississauga	Urgent Cargo Express Int'l. Forwarder & Brokerage Inc.	Highlight Express
	Ontario	LBC Express, Inc.	LBC Mundial Cargo Corp
	Quebec	Elitex Logistics Corp.	SM Services International Corporation
	Richmond	R & A Fastfrate Corp.	Star Box Express Inc.
	Toronto	R & A Fastfrate Corp.	a. Atin Ito Freight Forwarder Limited
			b. Reliable Cargo Inc.
		U MAC Forwarders Express, Inc.	a. Forex Toronto
			b. Umac Toronto
	Vancouver	LBC Express, Inc.	LBC Mundial Cargo Corp
		U MAC Forwarders Express, Inc.	Umac Express Cargo
China	Shanghai	Fast Track Global Logistics, Inc.	Shanghai   N & J Logistics Co .,Ltd
		Unified Alliance Asia Logistics Phils. Inc.	Shanghai Viewtrans Co., Ltd.
	Xiamen	We-Go Logistics Int'l. Corp.	Xinhaihang Logistics Co., LTD
Cyprus	Larnaca	Brand Expert Freight Forwarder, Corp.	Five Continents Ceylon Services
	Nicosia	Genex Cargo Forwarder	Menley Panaris Philippines Forwarders
Denmark	Copenhagen	Atlas Brokerage and Express Padala, Inc.	Premacell
		Brand Expert Freight Forwarder, Corp.	Connect Travel & Logistics
			Republic Forwarders
England	London	Brand Expert Freight Forwarder, Corp.	Tagalog Balikbayan Services
France	France	Brand Expert Freight Forwarder, Corp.	MME Mary Moullec
Germany	Hamburg	Brand Expert Freight Forwarder, Corp.	Conphil Import Export Services
			RC Montevirgen Int.
		LCSN Express Movers, Inc.	Balikbayan Service Vogt and Magno
	Hesse	Brand Expert Freight Forwarder, Corp.	Translin Phil
	Moers	Brand Expert Freight Forwarder, Corp.	Philcargo Logistics
	Puchheim	Brand Expert Freight Forwarder, Corp.	German Balikbayan Quality Services
	Germany	LBC Express, Inc.	LBC Express GmBH
Greece	Athens	U MAC Forwarders Express, Inc.	Umac Express Cargo
	Perama	Genesis Logistics Global Svcs., Inc.	BTL Ilocos Expert
Hong Kong	Central Hong Kong	LBC Express, Inc.	Advance Global Systems, Ltd.
	Hong Kong	Afreight Phils., Inc.	Afreight (Asia - Pacific) Ltd.
		Fast Track Global Logistics, Inc.	PLT Logistics (H.K) Ltd
		Focus Int'l. Brokerage Corp.	Focus Forwarders Ltd.
		Genex Cargo Forwarder	General Cargo Express Ltd.
		Speedstream Transport	Just Cargo Limited
		Unified Alliance Asia Logistics Phils. Inc.	Golden Wave Shipping Ltd.
	Kowloon	U MAC Forwarders Express, Inc.	Super Ace Cargo
		Wilteam Express Padala Inc.	PL Global Logistics HK. Ltd
Indonesia	Jakarta	Brand Expert Freight Forwarder, Corp.	PT Transbuana International
		Unified Alliance Asia Logistics Phils. Inc.	PT. Dian Mulia Freight Travel, JKT
Ireland	Belfast	12:24 Cargo Express Corporation	Phil Direct
		LCSN Express Movers, Inc.	MGM Cargo Limited
	Dublin	Etmar Freight Forwarding Services	Global Box Shipments
	Dundalk	12:24 Cargo Express Corporation	Balikbayan Box, Inc.
Israel	Ashdod	12:24 Cargo Express Corporation	Five Star Cargo
			Fil-isra Cargo
		Brand Expert Freight Forwarder, Corp.	Migal Cargo
			Asian Express
		LCSN Express Movers, Inc.	Phil Asia Cargo
Italy	Milan	Afreight Phils., Inc.	Afreight Italia SRL
		Highlights Express Air and Ocean Cargo, Co.	JHL Express
		LBC Express, Inc.	LBC Italy SRL
		U MAC Forwarders Express, Inc.	Umac Express Cargo
	Rome	Genex Cargo Forwarder	Oriental Express Cargo
		LBC Express, Inc.	LBC Italy SRL
		Urgent Cargo Express Int'l. Forwarder & Brokerage Inc.	Futura Forwarder SRL
	Toscana	Atlas Brokerage and Express Padala, Inc.	Figueroa Lucas Miguel
Japan	Anjo-Shi	Chenvel Svcs., Inc.	Narita Express Cargo Door to Door
	Edogawa-Ku	Chenvel Svcs., Inc.	Kawai Door to Door
	Higashihiroshima-Shi	Chenvel Svcs., Inc.	Pink Rose Door to Door Service
	Ida-Shi	Chenvel Svcs., Inc.	J-Seven Cargo Door to Door Services
	Kakegawa-Shi	Chenvel Svcs., Inc.	SMH Door to Door
	Kakogawa-Shi	Chenvel Svcs., Inc.	Hyogo Ken Cargo Door to Door Services
	Kyoto-Shi	Chenvel Svcs., Inc.	Heart Box Door to Door Services
	Maizuro-Shi	Chenvel Svcs., Inc.	Global Cargo Int'l.
	Mine-Shi	Chenvel Svcs., Inc.	Joysu Door to Door Services
	Nagoya-Shi	Chenvel Svcs., Inc.	Nagoya Wings Cargo D2D
	Naka-Gun	Chenvel Svcs., Inc.	H & K Door to Door Services
	Saga-Shi	Chenvel Svcs., Inc.	Philippine Express Cargo Door to Door Services
	Toda	KC Express Door Delivery Services, Inc.	KC Cargo
	Tokyo	LBC Express, Inc.	Transtech Co.,ltd.
		RV Door To Door Delivery Services	Techno Hi Co., Ltd
		Transtech Global Philippines, Inc. (formerly Transtech Balikbayan Box, Inc.)	Transtech Company Ltd. Japan
		U MAC Forwarders Express, Inc.	Forex Japan
Jordan	Amman	12:24 Cargo Express Corporation	Five Stars Shipping
		Trico International Forwarding Phils., Inc.	Trico International
Korea	Busan	Wilteam Express Padala Inc.	Proline Sea & Air Co. Ltd.
	Seoul	Genex Cargo Forwarder	MY Pasalubong International
		LBC Express, Inc.	SPC Korea Inc. (Partner)
Kuwait	Kuwait	Brand Expert Freight Forwarder, Corp.	Brand Gpu Express Logistic Company
			Yasasa Cargo
		LBC Express, Inc.	LBC Express, WLL
		LCSN Express Movers, Inc.	Falcon Cargo International Co.
		Speedstream Transport	Makati Express Cargo
	Maliya	Makatiexpress Cargo, Inc.	Makati Express Cargo
	Safat	Trico International Forwarding Phils., Inc.	Trico International
Lebanon	Beirut	Genesis Logistics Global Svcs., Inc.	General Transport Services
London	London	Trico International Forwarding Phils., Inc.	Trico International Shipping Ltd
Malaysia	Klang	Urgent Cargo Express Int'l. Forwarder & Brokerage Inc.	AM Cargo
	Kuala Lumpur	LBC Express, Inc.	LBC Mabuhay Malaysia, Sdn. Bhd.
		Afreight Phils., Inc.	Afreight Cargo SDN BHD
	Kuching	Valu-Kargo Line, Inc.	Valukargo Shipping (M) SDB BHD
	Malaysia	Unified Alliance Asia Logistics Phils. Inc.	Armada International Dn Bhd
	Pasir Gudang	Valu-Kargo Line, Inc.	Valukargo Shipping (M) SDB BHD
Malta	St. Paul's Bay	Urgent Cargo Express Int'l. Forwarder & Brokerage Inc.	Suhiro Malta Limeted
Netherlands	BJ Heerde	LCSN Express Movers, Inc.	LVM Cargo
	Rotterdam	Brand Expert Freight Forwarder, Corp.	St. Claire Cargo Services
		LCSN Express Movers, Inc.	Binger Balikbayan Services
		Speedstream Transport	Flora's Handelsonderneming The Netherlands
New Zealand	Auckland	U MAC Forwarders Express, Inc.	Forex New Zealand
		LCSN Express Movers, Inc.	Freightwise International LTD
Norway	Norway	Brand Expert Freight Forwarder, Corp.	Nordic Balikbayan Box
	Oslo	Atlas Brokerage and Express Padala, Inc.	Compass Shippers
		Genex Cargo Forwarder	Filstar Norway
	Rogaland	Brand Expert Freight Forwarder, Corp.	Alt Innen Renhold Cargo
Oman	Muscat	Al Mohr Customs Brokers, Inc.	Habib Cargo Forwarders
		Brand Expert Freight Forwarder, Corp.	Pinoy Cargo
		Trico International Forwarding Phils., Inc.	Trico International
Papua New Guinea	Port Moresby	Manilaforwarder Phil., Inc.	Pearl Express Ltd.
Qatar	Doha	Genex Cargo Forwarder	a. Aldelta OCW International Express
			b. United Express Cargo
		LBC Express, Inc.	LBC Express LLC
		LCSN Express Movers, Inc.	Manila Express Cargo
			Kabayan Express Cargo
		Makatiexpress Cargo, Inc.	Makati Express Cargo
		Sky Land Brokerage Inc.	Sky Freight Group
		Sky Land Global Logistics, Inc.	Sky Freight Group
		Speedstream Transport	Makati Express
		Trico International Forwarding Phils., Inc.	Trico International
S. Korea	Huwn	U MAC Forwarders Express, Inc.	St. Michael Cargo Express
Saudi Arabia	Al-Ahsa	Mac Ocean Waves Cargo System Co.	Al-Essa World Cargo
	Al Khobar	Genex Cargo Forwarder	GP Express
		Sky Land Brokerage Inc.	Sky Freight Forwarders
		Sky Land Global Logistics, Inc.
	Jeddah	Genex Cargo Forwarder	GP Express
			Majed M. Al Mekati Froup of Companies
		I-Merex Group of Companies, Inc.	Imerex Forwarders
		Kingspoint Express & Logistics	Makati Express Cargo
		Makatiexpress Cargo, Inc.	Makati Express Cargo
		Sky Land Brokerage Inc.	Kamal Hassan Al Wassia Est.
		Sky Land Global Logistics, Inc.
		Speedstream Transport	Mahmoud Subai Al-Muhadris
	Riyadh	Al Mohr Customs Brokers, Inc.	a. Al Mohr Trading Services
			b. Al Muayed Air Cargo Agency
			c. Al Sarh Int'l. Cargo
			d. Al Tayyar Cargo Services
		Fil-Asia Cargo Express Services Corp	Fil-Asia Cargo Forwarders
		I-Merex Group of Companies, Inc.	Imerex Forwarders
		Laguna Lakers Cargo Forwarders	Laguna Lakers Express Cargo
		LBC Express, Inc.	LBC Express Inc. – Saudi Arabian Br (Riyadh)
		RRG Freight Services	Top Cargo., LTD
		Sky Land Brokerage Inc.	Kamal Hasan AL Vseia
		Sky Land Global Logistics, Inc.
		Total Line Logistics Corporation	BG International Cargo
Singapore	Singapore	Afreight Phils., Inc.	Afreight Cargo Pte Ltd
		Brand Expert Freight Forwarder, Corp.	KC Dat Balikbayan Express Pte Ltd.
		Fast Track Global Logistics, Inc.	Metier Express Line Pte Ltd.
		GCLPI-Gateway Container Line Phils., Inc.	Benkel International Pte Ltd.
		Jiamin Cargo Express, Inc.	Robin Cargo Express Pte Ltd
		Jolly-B Box Express Line, Inc.	JBB Groupage Pte Ltd.
		LBC Express, Inc.	LBC Express Airfreight (S) Pte. Ltd
		Sinphil International Forwarders Services	Speedbox Pte Ltd
		Wilteam Express Padala Inc.	Glogglog Pte Ltd.
		U MAC Forwarders Express, Inc.	Regent Forex Cargo
		Urgent Cargo Express Int'l. Forwarder & Brokerage Inc.	Metro Box Services
		Valu-Kargo Line, Inc.	Valukargo Groupage Services Inc.
Spain	Barcelona	LBC Express, Inc.	LBC Mabuhay Cargo S.L.
		Urgent Cargo Express Int'l. Forwarder & Brokerage Inc.	M& M Services
	Madrid	Highlights Express Air and Ocean Cargo, Co.	B.A.L. Cargo
		LBC Express, Inc.	LBC Mabuhay Cargo S.L.
		U MAC Forwarders Express, Inc.	Umac Express Cargo
	Canary Island	Roxas Cargo Express	Kabayan SL
Switzerland	Zurich	Brand Expert Freight Forwarder, Corp.	Pinoy Asian Store
Taiwan	Hsinchu	Elitex Logistics Corp.	Goldstar Express Company Limited
	Kaohsiung	Mac Ocean Waves Cargo System Co.	EEC Express Cargo Co., Ltd
	Taipei	LBC Express, Inc.	LBC Aircargo (S) Pte., Ltd.
Thailand	Bangkok	Goetz Moving and Storage, Inc.	Hong Kong Transpack Co., Ltd.
		We-Go Logistics Int'l. Corp.	Top Global Logistics Co.,Ltd
			We-Go Logistics Intl. Corp.
Turkey	Istanbul	Genesis Logistics Global Svcs., Inc.	Bafa International Movers
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	Brand Expert Freight Forwarder, Corp.	Luzan Express Cargo
		LBC Express, Inc.	LBC Express Inc. - Abu Dhabi Branch
	Dubai	Brand Expert Freight Forwarder, Corp.	Flomic Freight & Logistic LLC
		CMG International Movers & Cargo Services	a. CMG International Movers & Cargo Services LLC
			b. Mitzel Cargo Services LLC
			c. The Consulate General of the Republic of the Philippines (Dubai)
		Genex Cargo Forwarder	GP Express
		Kingspoint Express & Logistics	Makati Express Cargo
		LBC Express, Inc.	LBC Express Inc. - Dubai
		Makatiexpress Cargo, Inc.	Makati Express Cargo
		NRU Cargo Forwarder	Victory Freight
		Speedstream Transport	Prime Express Int'l Courier LLC
		Trico International Forwarding Phils., Inc.	Frico International LLC
United Kingdom	London	Highlights Express Air and Ocean Cargo, Co.	Highlights Express International Ltd.
		LBC Express, Inc.	LBC Express LTD
		Manilaforwarder Phil., Inc.	Manila Forwarders Ltd.
	Middlesex	Ocean Star Freight Express	Forex Cargo (UK) Co., LTD
		U MAC Forwarders Express, Inc.	Umac forwarders Express
	Worcester	Brand Expert Freight Forwarder, Corp.	BN Lilley Services
United States of America	California	Alas Cargo Philippines, Inc.	Alas Cargo, LLC
		Atlas Brokerage and Express Padala, Inc.	Atlas Shippers Int'l
		Brand Expert Freight Forwarder, Corp.	Mon Cargo  Services Inc.
		I-Merex Group of Companies, Inc.	Imerex USA
		LBC Express, Inc.	LBC Mundial Corporation
			b. Jeepney Express Padala Inc.
		Sky Land Brokerage Inc.	Naca Logistics (USA) Inc DBA Vanguard Logistics Services as Agent for Conterm
		Sky Land Global Logistics, Inc.	Naca Logistics (USA) Inc DBA Vanguard Logistics Services as Agent for Conterm
		Unifreight Cargo Systems, Inc.	Unifreight Cargo Systems Inc
		Wide-Wide World Express Corporation (formerly DHL (Philippines) Services Corporation)	MGL (USA) Inc.
		Willex Movers, Inc.	Willex USA Cargo Inc.
	Florida	LBC Express, Inc.	Partner
		U MAC Forwarders Express, Inc.	Umac Express Cargo
	Guam	LBC Express, Inc.	Baker International, Inc.
		U MAC Forwarders Express, Inc.	Umac Forwarders Express
	Hawaii	LBC Express, Inc.	LBC Mabuhay Hawaii Corp
	Houston	LBC Express, Inc.	Partner
	Illinois	LBC Express, Inc.	LBC Mundial Corporation
		U MAC Forwarders Express, Inc.	Umac Express Cargo
	Kansas	Atlas Brokerage and Express Padala, Inc.	Atlas Shippers
	Las Vegas	LBC Express, Inc.	LBC Mundial Corporation
	Los Angeles	Manilaforwarder Phil., Inc.	Manila Forwarder USA Corp/Manila Freight
		U MAC Forwarders Express, Inc.	Umac Express Cargo
	Maui	U MAC Forwarders Express, Inc.	Hi-Phil Express, Inc.
	New Jersey	Atlas Brokerage and Express Padala, Inc.	Atlas Shippers East LLC
		LBC Express, Inc.	LBC Mabuhay North America
		Makatiexpress Cargo, Inc.	Makati Express Cargo
		Phil-Global Cargo Movers, Inc.	Global Cargo Movers, LLC
		U MAC Forwarders Express, Inc.	Will Express Delivery Inc
	New York	Abbraj Cargo Express	Macro-Graphics International Corp.
		Brand Expert Freight Forwarder, Corp.	Carl Cargo Express
			CM Global Forwarder LLC
	Oregon	LBC Express, Inc.	LBC Mundial Corporation
	Saipan	LBC Express, Inc.	LBC Mabuhay Saipan Inc. I
	San Francisco	LBC Express, Inc.	LBC Mundial Corporation
	Texas	Atlas Brokerage and Express Padala, Inc.	Atlas Shippers
	Virginia	Highlights Express Air and Ocean Cargo, Co.	Highlights Express International L.L.C.
		LBC Express, Inc.	a. LBC Mundial Corporation
			b. LBC Mundial Corporation
		Mariano F. Castro & Sons, Inc.	Manila Forwarders Corp.
		Total Line Logistics Corporation	Concio Enterprises
	Washington	LBC Express, Inc.	LBC Mabuhay North America
		U MAC Forwarders Express, Inc.	Umac Express Cargo
		Willex Movers, Inc.	Willex USA Cargo Inc.
		XYZ Global Express Corp.	Overseas Container Forwarding Inc
Vietnam	Vietnam	Unified Alliance Asia Logistics Phils. Inc.	Almighty Co., Ltd.

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