A story about three children struggling in a depressed neighborhood with their means of survival arriving from the package given to them by their parents who works abroad.
Balikbayan Box is of 1 hour(s) and 53 minute(s). It is Produced By: Visions Sud Est, Hubert Bals Fund, Sampaybakod Productions. It was released on 2007-08-08.
Genres: Drama
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