Aiming for inclusive governance, Pasig City mayoral candidate Sarah Discaya on Monday vowed to involve all sectors, especially marginalized communities, in decision-making to ensure that local government programs are tailored to their needs.

“We are creating programs specifically catered to different sectors — for example, tricycle drivers. These ideas come from them [tricycle operators and drivers associations],” Discaya told DAILY TRIBUNE in an exclusive interview.

“We don’t want to implement programs based solely on our own ideas. I believe they will be more successful because the people themselves know their needs best. That’s why it’s easy for us to create programs — because the ideas come directly from each sector,” she added.

If elected mayor in the upcoming midterm elections, Discaya vowed to uplift the lives of TODA members by offering faster and more affordable franchise renewals, free insurance and health cards for all tricycle drivers, modernized waiting sheds at every terminal, a dedicated terminal in every barangay, waterless urinals at each terminal, and free motor oil for legitimate TODA members every two months.

As part of her “Smart City” program, Discaya said she plans to build an 11-story university building, a seven-story high school building, and a high-tech elementary school.