Police Bathroom

Filipino toilets are generally filthy.  Some might be more clean than others but then you realise there is no paper to wipe yourself so what are you supposed to do?  But broadly and generally speaking the common household toilet, and even the public toilet, is vile.

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/948092/households-have-more-cell-phones-than-functional-toilets-doh

The DOH, through its National Sustainable Sanitation Plan, aims to achieve a zero open-defecation status in all barangays by 2022. 

This is to deal with the fact that 7 million Filipinos still practice open defecation, especially in rural areas. 

Duque noted that giving away toilets alone would not solve the problem.

No kidding it won't solve the problem and I see they didn't mention the more common problem of urinating in public. The problem is cultural and not technological. There is no lack of technology in the Philippines but said technology is often utilised in the most improper or inefficient manner. Take the abundance of cell phones. What are they used for besides communication? Facebook drama. Give a Pinoy a can opener and he will look at you funny. Give a Pinoy a knife and he can open any can! The stores all sell toilet paper but I have yet to see any in the toilets of private businesses or in private household toilets. This begs the question: Why is toilet paper in stock and who is buying it?

The nasty toilet issue goes all the way to the top. I wonder what the toilets in Malacañang palace are like.  Is there paper or a bucket and ladle?

Here is a picture of a toilet at SM Supermarket.

Its very clean but there is no paper (those few napkins do not count), no seat, and not even a bucket of water.  Never leave the house with a full colon.

Recently I was at a police station and was able to document the lamentable condition of their CR.

Look at that toilet.  No lid to put down when you need to sit. No toilet paper. The floor is wet and filthy. The sign above the toilet is like a cruel joke.

Remember to flush? And there is a picture pointing to a handle! The toilet does not have a tank or a handle to flush.  So how are you supposed to flush?

By pouring water into the bowl.  This is also where you are to wash your hands. Out of frame and above the toilet is an additional sign.

Please flush the toilet and wash your hands. Again it's like a twisted joke.  You can't flush and you can't exactly wash your hands without making a huge mess.  What are you gonna do? Plunge your dirty hands into that huge vat of water?  That will pollute the water with fecal material. It's all too gross.

Now put all those pictures together and this is what you get:

Lovely huh? Really puts the discomfort in comfort room.