Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos has put ghost projects in the country in the spotlight, sparking public anger over corruption. But a video viewed 2.5 million times does not show protesters attacking the owner of construction firms implicated in the scandal.

Rallies are set to take place across the Philippines on Sunday in protest at what organizers say is widespread corruption in government.

China's coast guard has accused a Philippine ship of deliberately ramming one of its vessels near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea.

The Philippine coast guard in turn accused its Chinese counterpart of harassing vessels it said were on a humanitarian mission to support fishermen.

Philippine and Chinese vessels have collided in the South China Sea amid heightened tensions over the disputed Scarborough Shoal, which China now plans to declare a nature preserve.

A Philippine sailor was injured by the China Coast Guard when a water cannon blast tore through his vessel’s bridge in the latest incident at Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, according to Manila.

China's Coast Guard said on Tuesday it fired water cannon at Philippine ships near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, and the Philippines accused Beijing of "aggressive" action that injured one person.