I called them discomfort rooms. Running water in restrooms is no trivial matter, especially for us women who can’t simply pee by the wall, lamppost or bush. Sadly for our country, to this day we still have public schools that lack running water in their restrooms. Their problem is worsened if the teacher herself suffers from undernourishment, lacks sufficient training, endures the discomfort of restrooms without running water, and whose fondest dream is to find a job outside the Philippines. This is a tall order, considering the state of public education, but modest goals can be set.
