Also, this is an expat forum. Most of us are expats. So we can never be balikbayans, nor send or receive BB boxes.
As Chuck pointed out, there are some (many?) who are resident here with their Filipino/a spouses.
Just a little clarification. Only Filipinos and Former Filipinos are (legally) entitled to use the BB Scheme to
send cargo from overseas. Any family member is entitled to receive the cargo
As designated family members (granted by the Philippines' Family Code, as amended by RA 8533) we quaiified, foreigner spouses can avail of various legal entitlements, which includes the receipt of cargo shipped under the Customs, tariff/tax free, Balikbayan scheme.
After saying that, we used the BB scheme (about 70 large boxes plus 20 specially made boxes/crates for household white goods and furniture etc.) over a 3 year period. We used my wife's name as the shipper and her sister's as recipient, on the shipping documentation when we were both resident overseas.
I have received tax-free BB boxes here in my name, from her sisters in Macau and London - as surprise birthday presents for the wife.
Peter