This is the shocking moment furious protesters attacked police during an anti-corruption rally in the Philippines.

Footage shows masked youths battering fleeing riot police at a demonstration in Mendiola in the capital Manila, on September 21.

Police with water cannons earlier arrived to disperse the crowd before attack occurred.

In a statement, the regional police said: 'Protesters turned mobs assaulted police officers with stones and anything they could get their hands on. Not satisfied with harming police officers in uniform, violent protesters set motorcycles on fire, vandalised and ransacked a business establishment.'

Authorities added 224 suspects, including minors, were arrested while at least 131 officers were wounded in clashes.

Thousands of outraged activists had gathered at the EDSA People Power Monument on September 21 for the so-called 'Trillion Peso March', a massive rally calling for accountability and transparency in government amid growing public anger over corruption scandals.

The crowd included civil society groups, youth organisations, religious leaders, lawmakers, and even some of the country's top taxpaying celebrities.

Similar protests erupted across the country as outrage mounted over anomalous flood control projects in the perennially storm-battered nation.

They followed revelations by construction contractor Sarah Discaya, who told the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee that she owns 28 luxury vehicles, including a Rolls-Royce, Mercedes-Maybach, Bentley, and Mercedes G63.

She denied involvement in so-called 'ghost projects' and said she began securing contracts from the DPWH in 2012. She also revealed she owns nine construction firms.

Local media reported that more than 6,000 flood control projects worth 350 billion PHP (approximately 4.9 billion GBP) lacked essential details, raising concerns over transparency in government infrastructure spending.

At least 15 contractors are now under investigation after cornering a combined 545 billion PHP (approximately 7.63 billion GBP) program budget.

President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr - himself the son of a dictator who stole some 10 billion USD from the country - has since ordered a probe into the anomalous projects, as well as lifestyle checks on government officials.

Even the mother of the current President, Imelda Marcos, is best known for her sprawling collection of designer shoes that were amassed while her husband was in power.