Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte appears to have softened his stance on stamping out online gambling in the island nation.

Just when everybody thought that the industry is already good as dead, Reuters reported that Duterte has hinted allowing online gambling businesses to resume their operations provided that they follow the conditions set by the government.

First, Duterte wanted online gambling operators to pay the correct taxes due to the state and last is for them to put up shops away from school and churches.

“I will restore online (gambling) provided taxes are correctly collected and they are situated or placed in districts where gambling is allowed, which means to say, not within the church distance or schools,” Duterte said in a news briefing with members of the media.