The barangay’s first name was “Pangutana”. Since the place was originally the home of military men, the residents were not permanent. Unlike today’s soldiers who are provided with houses for their families. So it was always a practice for wives of these soldiers to inquire on location of their husbands inside the camp. “Pangutana” a Cebuano word means inquiring on something. It was the practice that the place got first name “Pangutana”.
Afterwards, the situation had changed. Now, the wives wanted to be nearer to their husbands. The wives and children who were from faraway places had to travel to Cebu and stay close to the camp. They transfer to Cebu in hundreds, so everyone could recognize.
As a result, the name “Apas” meaning to catch up or to be near. Theportion of Barangay Apas (Sitio Pangutana) is still adjacent to the military property. Only a fence separates the camp from Sitio Pangutana. The camp was later become a command called Central Command (former Visayas Command-VISCOM).
The place was also next to old Cebu Port. This was where the Military Camp was located, hence the wives of the Military Men would arrive in front of the main gate, inquiring about the whereabouts of their husbands, thus the name Pangutana, and as the wives cope up with their husband, the name Apas was born. Pangutana was identified the main gate of the camp while Apas was identified the barracks or quarters and seven original communities and were generally accepted and officially adopted by the Barrio Council and residents. The names Pangutana and Apas are historically linked together; that one can exists alone and separately. Today the Military Camp is knows as Central Command (former Visayas Command
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