Department of Social Welfare and Development

Department of Social Welfare and Development
Kagawaran ng Kagalingan at Pagpapaunlad Panlipunan
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Department overview
Formed	November 1, 1939
Superseding agency	Social Welfare and Development;
Headquarters	Batasan Complex, Batasan Hills, Quezon City
Motto	Maagap at Mapagkalingang Serbisyo (lit. Punctual and Compassionate Service)
Annual budget	₱197 billion (2023)
Department executives	Rex Gatchalian, Secretary; Atty. Hurjae S. Lubag, RPm, Head Executive Assistant, Office of the Secretary;
Website	www.dswd.gov.ph

The Philippines' Department of Social Welfare and Development (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Kagalingan at Pagpapaunlad Panlipunan,^[2] abbreviated as DSWD) is the executive department of the Philippine Government responsible for the protection of the social welfare of rights of Filipinos and to promote the social development.

^ "People's Proposed Budget 2023" (PDF). Department of Budget and Management. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
^ "Mga Pangalan ng Tanggapan ng Pamahalaan sa Filipino" (PDF). Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (in Filipino). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 29, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2018.

[1] "People's Proposed Budget 2023" (PDF). Department of Budget and Management. Retrieved December 17, 2022.

[2] "Mga Pangalan ng Tanggapan ng Pamahalaan sa Filipino" (PDF). Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (in Filipino). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 29, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2018.

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Department overview
Kagawaran ng Kagalingan at Pagpapaunlad Panlipunan
Seal
Formed	November 1, 1939; 84 years ago (1939-11-01)
Superseding agency	Social Welfare and Development
Headquarters	Batasan Complex, Batasan Hills, Quezon City
Motto	Maagap at Mapagkalingang Serbisyo (lit. Punctual and Compassionate Service)
Annual budget	₱197 billion (2023) ^[1]
Department executives	Rex Gatchalian, Secretary Atty. Hurjae S. Lubag, RPm, Head Executive Assistant, Office of the Secretary
Website	www.dswd.gov.ph