Ten mayors were slapped with administrative charges before the Office of the Ombudsman for failing to comply with the directive of President Rodrigo Duterte to clear roads of illegal obstructions, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said on Sunday.

The 10 mayors charged with gross neglect of duty and grave misconduct were from Baco, Oriental Mindoro; Pili, Camarines Sur; Ginatilan, Cebu; Pagsanghan, Samar; Aurora and Lapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur; Sagay and Guinsiliban, Camiguin; Manticao, Misamis Oriental; and Caraga, Davao Oriental.

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