Department of Social Welfare and Development

E55502

Philippine government agency executive department government agency

The Department of Social Welfare and Development is the Philippine government agency responsible for formulating and implementing policies, programs, and services aimed at social protection, poverty alleviation, and the welfare of vulnerable sectors of society.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Department of Social Welfare and Development canonical	28
DSWD	4
Ministry of Social Services and Development	2
Department of Social Welfare	1
Department of Social Welfare and Development (Philippines)	1
Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Offices	1
Department of Social Welfare and Development central office	1
Department of Social Welfare and Development of the Philippines	1
Kagawaran ng Kagalingan at Pagpapaunlad Panlipunan	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T441589 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Department of Social Welfare and Development
Context triple: [Quezon City, hostsNationalGovernmentInstitution, Department of Social Welfare and Development]

A. Domestic Social Policy Division
The Domestic Social Policy Division is a unit within the Congressional Research Service that provides nonpartisan analysis and research on U.S. social policy issues to support Congress.
B. Administration for Children and Families
The Administration for Children and Families is a U.S. federal agency within the Department of Health and Human Services that administers programs promoting the economic and social well-being of children, families, and communities.
C. General Directorate of Juvenile Welfare
The General Directorate of Juvenile Welfare is a specialized division of Egypt’s national police responsible for handling juvenile-related issues, including the protection, rehabilitation, and legal processing of minors in conflict with the law.
D. Community Affairs Bureau
The Community Affairs Bureau is a division of the New York City Police Department focused on building relationships and fostering communication between the police and the city’s diverse communities.
E. Department of Home
The Department of Home is a key administrative division within India’s Ministry of Home Affairs responsible for internal security, law and order, and related domestic governance functions.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Department of Social Welfare and Development
Target entity description: The Department of Social Welfare and Development is the Philippine government agency responsible for formulating and implementing policies, programs, and services aimed at social protection, poverty alleviation, and the welfare of vulnerable sectors of society.

A. Domestic Social Policy Division
The Domestic Social Policy Division is a unit within the Congressional Research Service that provides nonpartisan analysis and research on U.S. social policy issues to support Congress.
B. Administration for Children and Families
The Administration for Children and Families is a U.S. federal agency within the Department of Health and Human Services that administers programs promoting the economic and social well-being of children, families, and communities.
C. General Directorate of Juvenile Welfare
The General Directorate of Juvenile Welfare is a specialized division of Egypt’s national police responsible for handling juvenile-related issues, including the protection, rehabilitation, and legal processing of minors in conflict with the law.
D. Community Affairs Bureau
The Community Affairs Bureau is a division of the New York City Police Department focused on building relationships and fostering communication between the police and the city’s diverse communities.
E. Department of Home
The Department of Home is a key administrative division within India’s Ministry of Home Affairs responsible for internal security, law and order, and related domestic governance functions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Philippine government agency ⓘ executive department ⓘ government agency ⓘ
abbreviation	DSWD ⓘ linked to: Department of Social Welfare and Development
collaboratesWith	civil society organizations ⓘ international development partners ⓘ local government units in the Philippines ⓘ
country	Philippines ⓘ
formedFrom	Ministry of Social Services and Development ⓘ linked to: Department of Social Welfare and Development
hasDivision	Disaster Response Management Bureau ⓘ National Household Targeting Office ⓘ Policy Development and Planning Bureau ⓘ Promotive Services Bureau ⓘ Protective Services Bureau ⓘ Standards Bureau ⓘ
headquartersCountry	Philippines ⓘ
headquartersLocation	National Capital Region ⓘ Quezon City ⓘ
jurisdiction	Government of the Philippines ⓘ linked to: Philippine government
legalBasis	Executive Order No. 1, series of 1986 ⓘ
locatedInGovernment	Executive branch of the Government of the Philippines ⓘ
mandate	improve quality of life of marginalized Filipinos ⓘ promote rights of disadvantaged and vulnerable sectors ⓘ provide social protection to the poor ⓘ
nativeName	Kagawaran ng Kagalingan at Pagpapaunlad Panlipunan ⓘ linked to: Department of Social Welfare and Development
overseesProgram	4Ps ⓘ Adoption and foster care services ⓘ Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation ⓘ Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program ⓘ Protective services for children ⓘ Protective services for older persons ⓘ Protective services for persons with disabilities ⓘ Protective services for women ⓘ Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens ⓘ Supplementary Feeding Program ⓘ Sustainable Livelihood Program ⓘ
parentOrganization	Government of the Philippines ⓘ linked to: Philippine government
precededBy	Department of Social Welfare ⓘ linked to: Department of Social Welfare and Development Ministry of Social Services and Development ⓘ linked to: Department of Social Welfare and Development
responsibleFor	disaster response social services ⓘ implementation of social welfare programs ⓘ poverty alleviation ⓘ social protection ⓘ social welfare policy formulation ⓘ welfare of vulnerable sectors ⓘ
sector	social development ⓘ social welfare ⓘ
usesTargetingSystem	Listahanan ⓘ
website	https://www.dswd.gov.ph/ ⓘ

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Referenced by (40)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Quezon City → hostsNationalGovernmentInstitution → Department of Social Welfare and Development ⓘ

Department of Social Welfare and Development → nativeName → Kagawaran ng Kagalingan at Pagpapaunlad Panlipunan ⓘ

linked to: Department of Social Welfare and Development

Department of Social Welfare and Development → abbreviation → DSWD ⓘ

linked to: Department of Social Welfare and Development

Department of Social Welfare and Development → precededBy → Ministry of Social Services and Development ⓘ

linked to: Department of Social Welfare and Development

Department of Social Welfare and Development → precededBy → Department of Social Welfare ⓘ

linked to: Department of Social Welfare and Development

Department of Social Welfare and Development → formedFrom → Ministry of Social Services and Development ⓘ

linked to: Department of Social Welfare and Development

Batasan Hills → contains → Department of Social Welfare and Development central office ⓘ

linked to: Department of Social Welfare and Development

Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program → implementedBy → Department of Social Welfare and Development ⓘ

Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program → monitoredBy → Department of Social Welfare and Development ⓘ

4Ps → administeredBy → Department of Social Welfare and Development ⓘ

Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens → administeredBy → Department of Social Welfare and Development ⓘ

Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens → monitoredBy → Department of Social Welfare and Development ⓘ

Supplementary Feeding Program → implementedBy → Department of Social Welfare and Development ⓘ

Supplementary Feeding Program → monitoredBy → Department of Social Welfare and Development ⓘ

Sustainable Livelihood Program → implementedBy → Department of Social Welfare and Development ⓘ

Executive Order No. 1, series of 1986 → affectsAgency → Department of Social Welfare and Development ⓘ

Protective Services Bureau → partOf → Department of Social Welfare and Development ⓘ

Protective Services Bureau → parentAgency → Department of Social Welfare and Development ⓘ

Promotive Services Bureau → parentOrganization → Department of Social Welfare and Development ⓘ

Policy Development and Planning Bureau → partOf → Department of Social Welfare and Development ⓘ

Policy Development and Planning Bureau → parentOrganization → Department of Social Welfare and Development ⓘ

Standards Bureau → partOf → Department of Social Welfare and Development ⓘ

Standards Bureau → governingBody → Department of Social Welfare and Development ⓘ

Disaster Response Management Bureau → partOf → Department of Social Welfare and Development ⓘ

Disaster Response Management Bureau → parentAgency → Department of Social Welfare and Development ⓘ

National Household Targeting Office → partOf → Department of Social Welfare and Development ⓘ

National Household Targeting Office → parentAgency → Department of Social Welfare and Development ⓘ

Listahanan → operatedBy → Department of Social Welfare and Development ⓘ

Listahanan → managingAgencyAbbreviation → DSWD ⓘ

linked to: Department of Social Welfare and Development

Executive branch of the Philippines → oversees → Department of Social Welfare and Development (Philippines) ⓘ

linked to: Department of Social Welfare and Development

Secretary of Health of the Philippines → collaboratesWith → Department of Social Welfare and Development of the Philippines ⓘ

subject linked to: Secretary of Health

linked to: Department of Social Welfare and Development

Secretary of Social Welfare and Development of the Philippines → heads → Department of Social Welfare and Development ⓘ

Secretary of Social Welfare and Development of the Philippines → overseesAgency → Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Offices ⓘ

linked to: Department of Social Welfare and Development

Philippine disaster risk reduction system → supportedByAgency → Department of Social Welfare and Development ⓘ

Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010 → administeredBy → Department of Social Welfare and Development ⓘ

NHTO → parentAgency → Department of Social Welfare and Development ⓘ

National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction → implementedBy → Department of Social Welfare and Development ⓘ

National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction → acronym → DSWD ⓘ

linked to: Department of Social Welfare and Development

NHTS-PR → administeredBy → Department of Social Welfare and Development ⓘ

NHTS-PR → administeredByAbbreviation → DSWD ⓘ

linked to: Department of Social Welfare and Development

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