Filipina Received A Package From Online BF Allegedly Containing Prohibited Substance In HK, Set Free After Nine Months In Jail

A woman in Hong Kong who was working as a household worker knew a man on the internet and eventually had a relationship with her. last year, she received a parcel from her online BF from Ecuador. 

The package was apprehended by the Hong Kong Customs and charged the recipient with drug trafficking.

 The drug was found hidden between layers of four wooden boxes sent via air mail to Mardo’s Yuen Long address containing 300 grams of high-grade cocaine.

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Michelle Mardo, a 41-year-old mother of three, was charged with “trafficking in a dangerous drug” last year and was being jailed for nine months until last June 4, the drug charges against her were being withdrawn by Kowloon City Magistrate Lam Tsz-kan.

Consul Paulo Saret also welcomed the news of the acquittal, but again warned Filipinos to be wary of accepting parcels sent to them, especially by people they hardly know.

Saret is always warning every newly arrived Filipina domestic workers attending post-arrival orientation seminars not to be too trusting with men they meet online or on chance encounters, as they could use them for illicit purposes.

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On March 14, another Filipina maid was freed four months after taking delivery of a parcel which turned out to contain ketamine tablets. Prosecutors also withdrew a drug trafficking charge against her.

Calin Baybayan was fetched from the West Kowloon court after her release by her employer, who also considered to hire her again.

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Honest taxi Driver Returned A Bag With P900,000 Owned By An OFW

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If you lost anything in a taxi ride to your destination, chances are you will never get it back unless you were riding a taxi with an honest driver.

Honest taxi drivers are rare breed but they still exist in real life. Just like what happenned to an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) who had her whole  earnings  her bag by working abroad and was lost in a taxi. Good thing, the taxi driver belongs to the very few honest people and returned the bag to her.

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Ruth Muntag-Koitabashi, an OFW from Japan, has nearly lost all her earnings when her bag containing  Japanese Yen which amounts to more than P900,000, jewelries and personal belongings was lost in a taxi in Davao on September 28. Raymond Gonzaga, the taxi driver noticed the parcel and immediately went to ABS-CBN Davao.

The OFW expressed her gratitude to the honest taxi driver, saying she cannot imagine what will happen to her if she completely lost her whole earnings and her important documents.

Gonzaga said that in spite of his small income, grabbing the opportunity to take other people's valuables never influenced him to do anything unfavorable  and he strongly believes in "karma".

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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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