Coming soon: Women’s urinals

[vito corleone]

unles they design this to be equiped with septic tanks underneath, it may pose health and sanitary problems. . .how would we know if the woman using it is really only for wiwi and not for pupu?



http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/236772...omen-s-urinals


Coming soon: Women’s urinals

By KRIS BAYOS
January 3, 2010, 6:21pm
Move over, Bayani Fernando.
Women’s public urinals will be visible along major thoroughfares in the metropolis starting this year, the Metro Manila Development Authority said Sunday.
In an interview over radio station DZBB, MMDA General Manager Robert Nacianceno said putting up covered urinals for women in public places is just one of the projects the agency will pursue in 2010.
“Since we put up men’s urinals, there has been a public clamor for us to put up women’s urinals, too. It just took some time to materialize because we have a lot to consider in the design and maintenance of women’s urinals,” he said.
Nacianceno said MMDA Chairman Oscar Inocentes, who succeeded former Chairman Bayani Fernando, has directed the agency to study the appropriate design and strategic location for the proposed women’s urinals.
It was Fernando who initiated the installation of men’s urinals along major thoroughfares, a move then seen as highly controversial, as well as other innovations to improve life in the metropolis. Fernando resigned to run for vice president in the upcoming May elections.
According to MMDA Undersecretary Cesar Lacuna, the agency’s engineers have proposed that women’s urinals be initially put up underneath footbridges since women would need a fully covered toilet unlike men.
“Constructing and maintaining women’s urinals are a lot more complicated than men’s. The designs necessary for women are apparently costly since it would need to have a cover, source of water, electricity, and personnel to maintain its cleanliness,” he said.
Nacianceno said the MMDA is eyeing partnerships with local government units and non-government organizations in maintaining the urinals for both men and women.
“We will exert our best effort this 2010 to improve the cleanliness of these urinals. Since we were successful in maintaining the commercial level of cleanliness of ‘Gwapotel,’ the government’s low cost inn, we are confident that we can do the same with our public urinals, especially in partnership with NGOs and LGUs,” he added.
Aside from the proposed women’s urinals, the MMDA will spearhead a “Metro Green” advocacy under which it will enjoin horticulturists, tree doctors, foresters, and agriculturists to help care for the trees and plants along public parks and major streets in the metropolis.
“Under the Metro Green program, traffic management and pollution reduction will be a lot more feasible especially as we face the problem of global warming,” Nacienceno added.
Even the MMDA’s “On Camera Apprehension" (OCA) of erring motorists will be fully operational this year since the agency is expected to procure 30 more closed circuit television cameras to monitor the traffic situation all over Metro Manila.
“We will increase the number of CCTV cameras since we will formally implement the OCA this year. This means that there will be no more apprehension on the spot, just like what has been implemented abroad.
“The violators will only receive their summons supported by his caught-in-the-act photograph,” he added.
With an average of 40,000 apprehensions every month, Nacianceno said the agency is able to generate at least P74 million in added revenues from traffic violators every year.
The MMDA will also renovate the “Gwapotel” and rename it “MMDA Hotel” or “PGMA Workers’ Inn”. Another priority agency project is clearing the Napindan Channel of chokepoints that prevent floodwaters from the Pasig River to continuously flow to and from Laguna De Bay.
“We thank the public for supporting the MMDA in all our projects last year. We hope that they will continue to support us this 2010 and in return, we will improve the kind of public services that we already have and rise up to their expectations,” Nacianceno added.

[LadyRider]

Parang ganito kaya yun? (hehhehehe)

This photo was submitted by an independent contributor. He writes:

"Here's a women's urinal from the basement ladies' room of the Oregon Historical Society in Portland (no, it's not one of the displays). This one happens to be a Kohler "Hygeia", which was in hot competition with the [American Standard's women's urinal called] Sanistand at one time."
To the best of our knowledge, both the Kohler "Hygeia" and the American Standard "Sanistad" women's urinals were manufactured during the first part of the 1950's. A few still remain in use across the country.

[CVT]

OT: Teka, nawala na ba ang mga sidewalk vendors? Lint!k kasi ang nangyaring traffic last week dahil sa kanila.....

9101:thatsit:

[chua_riwap]

Why not build public toilets na lang, instead of these urinals? Kahit pa maningil sila ng P5-P10, tatangkilikin ng tao ito. Hanap lang naman ng tao yung malinis at well maintained na toilets. Kahit pa may bayad yan, papasukin yan.

Urinals? I doubt it kung may gagamit nito. Kahit portalet pa set-up nito, kung babaligtad naman sikmura mo sa bantot at dumi nung facility, wala rin.

[james00112233]

baka parang men's urinal din yan na palaging mapanghi.

[chua_riwap]

baka parang men's urinal din yan na palaging mapanghi.

True. Minsan gumamit ako nyan, diretso kanal pala yung urine at walang gripo. Yung "imbudo", kinakalawang pa..........

[Benji_DCP]

baka parang men's urinal din yan na palaging mapanghi.

Even the male male urinals are a stupid site and do not convey good hygiene to folks and people alike. It is obvious, drivers wont wash their hands. after their through.

Imagine this, you are riding a taxi. Your drivers ask permission to take a leak in one of the MMDA urinals on the road. Comes back, drives his cab to your destination, and before you alight and pay your fare; you would be forced to say: "keep the change na lang ho".

As for ladies urinals, it would be the same. This just conveys to foreigners alike, that Filipinos dont wash their hands after they pee.

[water]

Kadiri ito. Baka jan pa magtapon ng tapalodo. Yikesss

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[SIZE=3]Bubuhayin ko lang ang thread.. yoko na magsimula ng same topic..[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=3]The women urinal are now being put into service jejeje… ung nakita ko pa lang so far is the one under the mrt qz ave… parang hindi nman xa accessible. Pagbumababa ka ng bus o mrt, bonggang lakad pa.[/SIZE]