What’s in your Balikbayan Box?

If there’s an OFW in your family, balikbayan boxes are sure to deck the halls of your home in this most-giving of seasons.

Name your top 5 all-time favorite items inside the balikbayan boxes sent your family through the years. Write an essay about them and send it to us with your name, sex, age (optional), and contact number. You may indicate the balikbayan box sender and country of origin.

The top three entries chosen by editors will win prizes. You may send your answers by email at [email protected]. Deadline is Dec. 21.