The Philippines is acting to curb the trafficking of children displaced by Super Typhoon Yolanda, a presidential spokesman said Sunday, a day after a children’s charity based in the United Kingdom raised concerns.

Plan International asked the Philippines to investigate the suspected recruitment of child workers for sex trafficking on the central island of Samar, which sustained heavy damage and casualties in the November 8 typhoon.

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