Postal Letter

Can anybody give me some advice on how parents can follow-up the parcel we sent from Canada to So. Leyte Phil?

My husband and I sent a parcel to my parents last Sept. 2, 2009 through a normal delivery postal system (gov't. post office). The following week, we followed-up the Canada Post Office whether our parcel went through and we received a confirmation delivery report that at Sept. 7, 2009, our parcel was delivered out from Canada to Philippine Post Office. Now, we're already worried because until now, Dec. 1, 2009, my parents still didn't get our parcel yet. I emailed them the receipt with tracking number on it and they keep on inquiring up to our Municipal's Post Office but the clerk is keep on saying that their office cannot trace our parcel wherever it is now in the Philippines. I don't know how true is it. The clerk just keep on telling to my parents that they will receive notice from their office once the parcel arrived. My only concern is that, we heard lots of romours which I hope not true, that the Phil. Post Office employees are stealing the parcels especially those which came from abroad. Nothing really valuable on our parcel, those are just our wedding pictures, dvd's, newspapers, and some postcards. I mean, would they really interested to steal these kind of things? How long is it really the normal delivery would arrived to its destination especially in rural areas in the Philippines? Please, can somebody help me or give me some piece of advice regarding my concern. Thanks in advance.

Public Comments

1. When postal employees steal parcels, they're hoping that you sent something valuable anyway. They won't know what you've sent until they open the parcel. With any luck no one has stolen anything of yours, or anyone else's for that matter. As for what is a considered a normal delivery time, I doubt anyone here can give you a definitive answer.