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Kagawaran ng Kagalingan at Pagpapaunlad Panlipunan | |
Department overview | |
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Formed | November 1, 1939 |
Superseding Department | |
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 |
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Website | www |
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.