The Philippine government on Friday said it stands ready to assist the family of a Filipino driver who died this week after he was attacked in New York by an unidentified assailant.

Robert Martirez, 56, died on June 24, two days after he was mauled a few blocks away from his home in Elmhurst, Queens, US-based FilAm newspaper reported.

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