TACLOBAN CITY, Jan. 26 -- The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) is planning to raise the terminal fee at the Calbayog Airport in Samar from PHP50 to PHP150 following the completion of development projects within the facility.

CAAP Eastern Visayas area manager Danilo Abarreta said they will hold public hearings in Calbayog City in Samar as they plan to enforce the increase by February.

"The government has been spending a lot to improve the Calbayog Airport, but we are just collecting PHP50 per passenger," Abarreta said in an interview Thursday.

With an average of 60 passengers daily, the airport is just earning about PHP3,000 daily or about PHP90,000 monthly, Abarreta said.

This, he said could hardly contribute to the ...