Barangay Socorro

Situated in City of Catbalogan, Samar, Barangay Socorro is one of 57 barangays that make up the city within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Socorro had a population of 1,773. This made it the 15th largest of 57 barangays in City of Catbalogan by population, placing it in the upper half of the city. Residents of Barangay Socorro accounted for approximately 1.67% of the total population of City of Catbalogan, which stood at 106,440 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Socorro moving from 1,584 residents to 1,773 residents, an intercensal change of +11.9%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Socorro is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Catbalogan is a city comprising 57 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Socorro, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Samar, which contains 951 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Socorro ranks 86th by 2020 population. Samar is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.