MANILA, Feb. 15 -- Children who have survived sexual violence and are left without parents must be provided with care immediately, a child rights advocacy group said Thursday.

"Children who may not be able to complain, voice out their feelings or avoid conversations about their experience of abuses are the most vulnerable and may be undergoing distress," Center for the Prevention and Treatment for Child Sexual Abuse (CPTCSA) executive director Zenaida Rosales said in a media forum.

She noted that care for these children is a pressing issue, saying their needs are unique particularly when facilitators or perpetrators of sexual abuse are their parents.

"So it is very challenging for social workers and other care providers in determining ...