Irked by Vice President Jejomar Binay’s insistence on bringing some documents on stage, administration standard bearer Manuel “Mar” Roxas II reportedly lost his temper backstage during the second PiliPinas presidential debate in Cebu and even scolded some members of TV5 staff over the snafu, Philippine Star editor in chief Ana Marie Pamintuan has revealed.

In her Philippine Star column, Pamintuan said Roxas blew his top before the debate started when Binay’s camp pressed TV5’s production team to allow him to bring the documents he has on the podium, as he had agreed on with Luchi Cruz Valdes, the network’s top honcho for news.

Pamintuan said Binay’s insistence riled Roxas so much to the extent that he “repeatedly demanded to know who was in charge even if moderator Luchi Cruz Valdes kept saying she was.”

“Roxas tapped the ID tag of the news production head and asked if he was dealing with ‘a Mickey Mouse organization,’” she recalled.

Although Pamintuan said Senator Grace Poe also “briefly flashed” her annoyance over Binay’s demands, she said the lawmaker quickly regained her cool.

“Poe probably thought quickly that it was not her fight and decided to go on stage so the debate could start, even if any of her rivals decided to withdraw,” she said.

When Roxas was informed that Poe and fellow presidential aspirant Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte were already on stage, Pamintuan said he demanded yet again to know who allowed them to do so.

“Told that the two did it on their own, and possibly hearing the audience laughing as Duterte and Poe turned on the charm and began entertaining everyone, Roxas joined them on stage and did not seem to hear the mayor ribbing him about his temper, temper,” the Star’s editor in chief said.

Roxas’ outburst at the PiliPinas debate was not the first time he was reported to have lost his temper.

In 2012, the posh Wack Wack Golf and Country Club launched an investigation into the complaint that Roxas, then the interior secretary, berated and cursed club employees who demanded that he pay the green fee for the professional golfer he invited to teach his guest.

The scion of the wealthy Araneta clan, a registered member of the club, reportedly refused to pay the green fee of P5,100 per head despite the staff’s insistence.

When an employee suggested that the club’s general manager be called to clarify the situation, Roxas allegedly shouted: “”T*ng ina! Walang bawal-bawal sa akin!”