A retired Catholic archbishop who has been a vocal critic of jueteng claimed to receive fresh death threats following his recent public pronouncements about the game's operations.

Retired Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Oscar Cruz on Tuesday said the latest threat was in the form of an envelope containing dried petals and a check supposedly worth P80,000, radio dzBB's Carlo Mateo reported.

Cruz was quoted in the report as saying this was similar to previous threats where he got an envelope with cut-up pieces of a black ribbon and a P10,000 check.

The archbishop emeritus said he will not be cowed by the threats, and that he will continue to speak out against the illegal but popular numbers game.

Cruz's latest disclosure about jueteng indicated the game nets some P45 to P55 million a day. — BM, GMA News