"Restore us, O Lord, and bring us back to You again! Give us back the joys we once had!" Lam. 5:21
"Come back to Me, you unfaithful children, and I will forgive you for being unfaithful." Jer. 3:22 (NCV)
"If you return to Me, I will restore you so you can continue to serve Me." Jer. 15:19 (NLT)
The 15-man Supreme Court is almost an Arroyo court. The President has appointed senior Court of Appeals justice Martin Villarama Jr. to the high tribunal, bringing to 13 the number of justices picked by the chief executive.
The country"s next president won"t be able to warm his seat in Malacañang as he is sure to be replaced by his predecessor, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
With the country steel reeling from the effects of the global financial crunch and the successive tropical cyclones that hit areas in Luzon, the House of Representatives has vowed to prioritize the passage of the P1.54-trillion national budget for 2010 when Congress session resumes on Monday, November 9.
He may be one of those being eyed to team up with administration party standard bearer Gilberto Teodoro Jr. in the 2010 elections. But Tourism Secretary Joseph Ace Durano is not interested.
The Palace will not bow down to the demands of the giants. While Malacañang is duty-bound to respect the decision of the court on the petition filed by Pilipinas Shell against EO 839, it will not change its stand that the price cap that the government imposed on oil products is for the good of the majority.