Because Jesus bore the cross for us, we willingly take it up for Him.

The Philippines and China have committed to strengthen the fight against transnational crimes as the Marcos administration sustains its campaign to dismantle illegal offshore gambling hubs in the country.

The video images show horrific scenes of torture: in one case, a naked, handcuffed man cowered under a bed as he was electrocuted.

The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission filed complaints before the Department of Justice against two Chinese citizens in connection with the raided Philippine offshore gaming operator hub in Porac, Pampanga.

The Office of the Solicitor General will file a quo warranto petition against Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo this month.

"We are calling a next hearing and I hope the PAGCOR chief deems it the right forum to reveal what he knows," Hontiveros said.