The Philippine government has allayed fears of Quezon City residents that there’s no formal applications yet for the establishment of a casino in the area.

A paid advertisement in the guise of an open letter was published in different daily broadsheets on Monday, which bore the appeal to President Rodrigo Duterte to block casino developments in the city citing the risk it poses on the youth, according to The Philippine Daily Inquirer report.

The so-called “concerned citizens of Quezon City” claimed that the city council already passed the Gambling Regulatory Ordinance of 2017, which will pave the way for the construction of Bloombery’s new casino hotel” at the Vertis North development on Agham Road.

Members of the Quezon City council quickly responded to the paid ad, saying that the body has not received any formal applications for the construction of a casino in the city.