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Anger has grown in recent days over emergency aid that until recently sat unused in several warehouse amid ongoing earthquakes that have rattled the southwestern part of the U.S. territory since late December.

Puerto Rican rapper René Pérez of Calle 13 fame organized Thursday evening's demonstration as rain fell over the Caribbean island's capital, bringing back memories of the massive protests that ousted former Gov. Ricardo Rosselló in July. He was joined by Major League Baseball stars Báez and Molina, and hundreds of islanders.

Protesters gathered under the heavy rain at the governor´s mansion as they waved flags and banged on pots, demanding the ouster of Vázquez.

On Friday morning, Molina, of the St. Louis Cardinals, admonished the behavior of a handful of demonstrators who responded by setting a small barricade on fire and breaking nearby storefront windows.

'I do not agree with vandalism or clashes with the Police. That does not represent the majority or help us to carry our message,' Molina wrote on Instagram.

'On the contrary, it hurts ourselves. Those merchants also suffer from the abuse of a bad government. Why add more pain on them? What these acts do is put fear on people to demonstrate and even goes against the right of the freedom of expression.'

The newest protest unleashed debate about whether Puerto Ricans should try to oust Vázquez as the island is still struggling to recover from the January 7 tremor that killed one person.

Officials are still awaiting millions of dollars in federal funds for Hurricane Maria, a Category 4 storm that hit in September 2017.

One former protest leader, Rey Charlie, who jumped to fame after leading hundreds of motorcycle riders in a demonstration last summer, said he will not participate in the most recent one.

'A massive demonstration like the one last year would cause great damage, damage that I think would be irreparable,' he said. 'You are holding up the economy, you are holding up aid supplies to victims in the southern region, you are paralyzing the country...You have to think of the consequences.'

Charlie and other critics of the recent protests argue that the most effective strategy is to vote in the upcoming general elections in November, in which Vázquez is seeking a second term as governor.