The Philippines gaming regulator has clarified President Rodrigo Duterte’s comments regarding his wish to curtail online gambling activity.

Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) chair Andrea Domingo (pictured) has confirmed that the “closure of all online gaming” order Duterte issued on Thursday doesn’t apply to holders of the new Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) licenses that PAGCOR began issuing earlier this month.

Domingo said the government would be issuing an executive order to provide further details on Duterte’s desire to stamp out unauthorized online gambling. But Domingo said only operators that have received PAGCOR’s blessing would be allowed to continue providing online gambling services.

Meanwhile, Duterte’s public name-and-shame of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has prompted pushback from PEZA Director General Charito Plaza, who issued a statement pointing out that PEZA has never registered any online gambling sites, nor has it ever had the authority under its charter to do so.