How the name of our barangay got its name are derived from major situations.

1. Geographical Location
2. Biological Abundance
3. What we have and are know for
4. Honor & Tribute to a rich and influencial person

Basak was once a very muddy, swampy, and water place. It never dried ever during the long dry season. Sparsely populated then, the old folks of the locality suspected that nature itself had willed that this very place would remain as ever until this day. So when the town folks were asked where lived, they would just reply, “didto’s basakan nga dapit,” (There from the swampy place.) Time changed the name from basakan to basak since Cebuanos the like always were and are still fond of cutting short long words. From then on Basak was the name of the Barrio.