Mayor Leoncio Evasco Jr. of Maribojoc in Bohol was not too happy about it, so he asked the Philippine Red Cross to coordinate its activities with the local National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), which was already running a food distribution center.

However, PRC representatives and personnel apparently insisted on doing things their way. Mayor Evasco told them to beat the hell out. Perhaps they were judging Maribojoc by their experience with corrupt and credit-grabbing local officials in other disaster areas.

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