Baga (meaning "waterfalls" in the native language) is one kilometer from the town center and can be reached by foot or motor vehicles.

Its name is derived from the phrase sapa ng dalaga (ancient Visayan language dating back to the 14th century before Spanish colonization), meaning "maiden in a creek".

Poverty incidence of Sapang Dalaga Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] Its economy is based on agriculture, with root crops such as gabi, palaw, sweet potato, ube and apale.

It has plantation of coconuts, lanzones, mangosteen, rambotan, marang, hibi (June plume), guyabano, santol, durian and native bananas.

Sea foods such as bongcawel, saang, bacase, king crabs, nukos (squid), lato (seaweeds), kitong, dangget, lapu-lapu, pasayan (prawn) can be bought every Friday (market day).