A photo of Henry John Acorda courtesy of her elder sister Mina Baylon.

MANILA - The remains of Filipino financial analyst Henry John Acorda left Slovakia Monday afternoon en route to the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.

A Slovak government flying service Airbus A319 bearing Acorda's remains is expected to arrive in Manila at 9 a.m. Tuesday.

On the plane are Ambassador to Vienna Ma. Cleofe Natividad, Acorda's family, and a representative from the Slovak Ministry of Interior.

Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano and several officials from DFA's Office of Migrant Workers Affairs are expected to be at the airport for the arrival.

The repatriation comes more than a week after thousands of Slovaks came together in the capital to pay tribute to the 36-year-old Filipino.

Acorda was mauled while protecting a Filipina friend from being sexually harassed by a Slovak national on May 26. He died few days later from injuries he sustained in the attack.

He worked for a multinational company in Slovakia and was supposed to reunite with his family days before the attack.