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MANILA, Jan 2 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers:
MANILA TIMES:
- The murder of Pasay City Judge Henrick Gingoyon on Saturday has prompted a call for providing guns to magistrates who have been threatened with death.
- The governments tax collections, particularly of the value-added tax, are expected to suffer a slowdown in the first quarter of 2006, a trend supported by historical data.
- The Monetary Board, the policymaking body of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), has approved three national government loans for the importation of rice, road development in Mindanao and fund for rural enterprise program.
- Outstanding loans gran-ted by foreign currency deposit units (FCDUs) of banks declined by the end of third quarter compared to the second quarter of the year, after two consecutive quarters of growth, BSP Governor Aman-do M. Tetangco Jr. said.
- The board of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) seeks the approval of an executive order (EO) granting zero-duty on the importation of parts, components and accessories used for the assembly of vehicles running on alternative fuels.