MANILA, March 12 -- Filipino survivors of the Houthi missile attack in the Gulf of Aden have received the first tranche of cash aid, with more assistance expected once they return to the country, an official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday.

At a media briefing, DFA Undersecretary for Migration Eduardo Jose de Vega said a team from the Philippine Embassy in Cairo traveled to Djibouti to personally hand over the assistance, worth USD1,000 for each seafarer.

De Vega confirmed that 11 of the 13 survivors are returning to Manila on Tuesday as scheduled, including one of the three injured.

The two others will remain in a Djibouti hospital while they recuperate from their "grave injuries."

De Vega said the two might b...