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I'm sure we could all find plenty of stuff to fill up a BB box, old clothes, shoes just about anything we have no further use for can be utilised there in PH, Chocolate that goes down well, OK it does melt a little so it must be sealed in another box, sometime it takes on a white surface but that is just the cocoa butter coming to the surface and nothing to worry about. Toys amongst the children of the working classes are not all that common, last January I was buying up toys in the sales paying around 25% of the original price and was able to fill a box for a spend of around £100. I filled another box with clothes and shoes gifted from my sisters, when I send 3 boxes I get the third one cheap at £20, the majority of Filipinos have received little of any gifts in their lives, my Partner there once told me all she ever had was a wooden doll as a child, Yes for a very small spend you can bring a lot of pleasure to the people over there.

 

It may depend how you send it. I know for a fact that there is a customs officer attached to the Dumaguete post office who's only job is to make life miserable for people receiving valuable packages by mail. Seldom a problem but if they focus on your package it can become one. If sending by mail you can either take your chances or ask them first.