[1] It also has branches in Hong Kong, Macau, Bahrain, Guam,Australia, Qatar, Israel, Saipan, Brunei, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, Austria, Singapore, Malta, Switzerland, Japan, Italy, France, Germany, United Arab Emirates, Spain, Kuwait, South Korea, Netherlands and Taiwan.
[1] Along with the opening of its US-based branch, the company introduced the famous “Balikbayan Box”[2] and their money remittance service to cater to Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW).
Products such as Branch Pick-up and Bills Payment were added in 2005, while the more secure mail service for personal documents, loose cargo, and container loads were introduced in 2010.
Then-Education Secretary Jesli Lapus expressed disappointment over the advertisement, and urged the company to pull the commercial which has earned a "negative reaction from public for conveying a wrong message."
Expressing concern over television's effects on children, Lapus further stressed that there are alternatives to further develop brand recognition, stating "The method used in this particular LBC advertisement may have unintended adverse consequences on the education of young televiewers" and "would certainly not contribute" to the education of young students.