Socorro, Quezon City

Socorro, derived from the Portuguese-Spanish word socorro ("succor"), which means "help" or "relief", is named after its patron saint, Our Lady of Perpetual Help.^[2]

Barrio Socorro was established on November 6, 1961, pursuant to City Ordinance No. 61–4883, signed and issued by Norberto S. Amoranto, the then mayor of Quezon City.^[3][2] It was created as a barangay on September 21, 1974, pursuant to Presidential decree no. 557 of President Ferdinand Marcos, 'declaring all barrios in the Philippines as barangays'.^[4] By the enactment of Republic Act No. 7160 (Local Government Code), the barangay was given more powers, duties, and responsibilities as the most basic government unit.^[5]

On June 25, 1975, Camp Aguinaldo was separated from Socorro to become a separate barangay by virtue of through Executive Order No. 29 signed by Mayor Amoranto.^[6]

Socorro is located in the southeastern section of Quezon City. It is bounded to the north by Aurora Boulevard (R-6), separating it from Barangay E. Rodriguez; to the south by Bonny Serrano Avenue, separating it from Camp Aguinaldo; to the east by 15th Avenue, separating it from Barangay San Roque; and to the west by EDSA (C-4), separating it from Barangays San Martin de Porres and Bagong Lipunan ng Crame. The area has a total of 115.6968 hectares (285.893 acres).^[7]

• Araneta Coliseum
• Araneta City
• Barangay hall and the twin pre-World War II water tanks

• Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish
• Iglesia ni Cristo – Murphy Locale^[17]
• Radiance of Christ Ministries^[18]
• Christ to the Philippines – Murphy Church^[19]
• Church of the Nazarene – Central^[20]
• Church of the Lord of Hosts
• International Christian Life Center
• New Life Ministries
• UCKG HelpCentre Philippines

West from Araneta City along EDSA (C-4) are numerous bus terminals, which serves buses to most places in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. There is also a bus terminal and a jeepney terminal built inside the commercial center. Socorro, as part of Cubao is an intersection point for two of Quezon City's commuter train lines (the MRT Line 3 and the LRT Line 2).^{[citation needed]}