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History of Saguday

Saguday was originally a barrio of Santiago, Isabela but became part of Diffun, Nueva Vizcaya after a boundary dispute was settled. It was named Saguday by Jose Cardenas, meaning those with good traits. The first settlers were Ilocano families seeking fertile land. In 1959, Luis C. Lucas Sr. became the first mayor with Nicanor Pagbilao as vice mayor. Saguday was a 6th class municipality with 7 barangays, growing to 9 barangays. It remains a 5th class municipality due to limited income from scarce resources. The urban area was originally divided into Barangays Magsaysay and Rizal

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History of Saguday

Saguday was originally a barrio of Santiago, Isabela but became part of Diffun, Nueva Vizcaya after a boundary dispute was settled. It was named Saguday by Jose Cardenas, meaning those with good traits. The first settlers were Ilocano families seeking fertile land. In 1959, Luis C. Lucas Sr. became the first mayor with Nicanor Pagbilao as vice mayor. Saguday was a 6th class municipality with 7 barangays, growing to 9 barangays. It remains a 5th class municipality due to limited income from scarce resources. The urban area was originally divided into Barangays Magsaysay and Rizal

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Originally, Saguday was a barrio of the Municipality of Santiago, Isabela, however, upon the

final settlement of the boundary dispute between Isabela and Nueva Vizcaya, Saguday became
a regular barrio of Diffun by virtue of an Executive Order No. 386, issued by then President
Elpidio Quirino.

The naming of Saguday has no legendary story or folktale. It was named by Mr. Jose Cardenas
of San Jose, Nueva Ecija, the grandfather of former Mayor Leandro G. Cardenas who came to
visit his kins in Saguday. The word Saguday is an Ilocano term which connotes that one
possesses good traits and blessed with clean mind, heart and soul.

The first settlers of Saguday were spearheaded by the adventurous and hardworking Ilocanos
composed of the families of Corpuz, Cortez, Cabiles, Guzman and Bacani who hailed from the
Province of Pangasinan, the Pagbilao and Olonan family from Ilocos Region, and the families of
Cardenas, and Tomas from the Province of Nueva Ecija, who all came to exploit the vast virgin
lands and forest of this very promising valley.

In August 16, 1959, the founding set of Local Officials to govern the Local Government Unit
appointed by then President of the Republic of the Philippines Carlos P. Garcia have assumed
office, with then Luis C. Lucas, Sr. as the Municipal Mayor, while the late Nicanor Pagbilao as
the Municipal Vice Mayor.

Saguday was born as a sixth class municipality composing of seven (7) barrios, however, in the
year 1980 and 1981, two (2) additional barangays were created. Barangay Cardenas was
created in 1980 pursuant to Sangguniang Bayan Resolution No. 02, series of 1980, while
Barangay Gamis was founded in 1981, pursuant to Resolution No. 05, Series of 1981. At
present, Saguday is still a 5th Class Municipality due to its limited income which is attributed to
scarce resources.

Upon the creation of the Municipality of Saguday, the urban core was divided into two barrios :
District I now Barangay Magsaysay has been the seat of the Municipal Government from then
up to present, and District II now Barangay Rizal.

Source: https://sagudayquirino.gov.ph/?page_id=36

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