The word Saguday is an Ilocano term which connotes that one possesses good traits and blessed with clean mind, heart and soul.

Saguday was formally founded on June 21, 1959 as a regular municipality of Nueva Vizcaya by virtue of House Bill No.

2541, authored by Leonardo B. Perez, then Congressman of the Lone District of Nueva Vizcaya which pursuant to the provisions of Article VI, Section 20 (1) of the Philippine Constitution, became a law without the signature of President Carlos P. Garcia, entitled Republic Act No.

At present, Saguday is a 5th Class Municipality due to its limited income which is attributed to scarce resources.

Poverty incidence of Saguday Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] Saguday, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Quirino, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code.