Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said 904 individuals were arrested from May 6 to May 10 for not wearing their masks properly.

He made the announcement during a Cabinet meeting on Monday, less than a week after President Rodrigo Duterte ordered police to arrest and detain individuals who are not wearing their masks the right way.

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