MANILA, March 6 -- A Filipino bystander was badly injured after getting "attacked" by a Thai transgender group involved in a brawl with a Filipino group in Bangkok, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.

In a March 5 report, the Philippine Embassy in Thailand said four Filipinos were hurt from the clash that broke out in Soi Sukhumvit 11 on Monday night.

"The first 3 overseas Filipinos (OF) Angelo, Gaudioso and Joseph, who sustained scratches were allegedly the ones involved in the argument," DFA Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega said.

"The fourth OF, Jaymar or Ivy, who sustained the most injuries on the face and head, was not acquainted with the 3. He was a guest at the same hotel as the 3; a bystander at the scene of the bra...