A Manila-bound grade 8 student traveling from the Laguindingan Airport in Misamis Oriental fills up a form and becomes the first to avail of the free Domestic Passenger Service Charge (DPSC) for students, a new policy that took effect Aug. 1. The DPSC exemption applied to 42 airports operated by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP). CAAP help desks at airports will serve as certification and refund counters for the exemption. The policy does not cover the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Mactan-Cebu International Airport, Clark International Airport, and Caticlan Airport, which are not under CAAP.
