Xentro Mall Leads the Awardees of the 2nd Golden Kubeta Awards
My friends know that I’m such a
stickler when it comes to public toilets. They already know that once we’re in
a new place my first question would always be, “Maganda ba CR nila?” It’s just
that I believe that one’s comfort room is a reflection of an establishment
especially if you are a local government or food establishment where there’s
constant traffic for use of safe toilets.
Maynilad, the water and wastewater services provider of cities
and municipalities that form the West Zone of the Greater Metro Manila Area in
the country hold for the second time the Golden Kubeta Awards. The Golden Kubeta is an awareness and
education campaign that seeks to bring the conversation about proper wastewater
management to the mainstream. It also envisions clean and comfortable public
restrooms in establishments, regardless of type and industry, all over the
country.
This is further emphasized thru the speech of Maynilad
President and CEO Ramoncito S. Fernandez during the 2nd Golden Kubeta Awards
held at the UP when he shared, “Through the Golden Kubeta Awards, Maynilad aims
to spread awareness about the importance of clean toilets to a person’s health
and hygiene. But beyond personal hygiene and health, we want this campaign to
be a jump-off point to educate the public about the need for proper wastewater
management – about how managing liquid wastes in the right way can also lead to
better health for all and to a better environment for future generations.”
At the awarding, Xentro Mall in
Antipolo, Rizal, the Government Service Insurance System building in Pasay
City, and Troi Oi Vietnmese restaurant in Iloilo City emerged as the top three
awardees of this year’s cycle of the Golden Kubeta Awards.
XENTRO MALL
XENTRO MALL
GSIS
TROI OI
TROI OI
The three garnered the most number
of social media votes during a three-day polling period from Nov. 15-17. Voting
was done through the Kubeta PH Facebook community page, with all positive
reactions counting as votes for each nominated establishment
Before breaking into the Top 3,
Xentro Mall, GSIS, and Troi Oi were selected as part of the 14 finalists from a
pool of more than 400 nominees sent in by social media users via Facebook from
the start of the year to the beginning of November.
The 400 nominees were then narrowed
down based on the current state of their comfort rooms, as well as interviews
with the establishments to answer the question why they believe they should be
among the Golden Kubeta awardees for this year.
The following criteria were used for
the nomination and final judging:
Functionality – e.g. basic features
such as working flush and faucet
Aesthetics – look of the comfort
rooms
Overall comfort – e.g. space,
ventilation, accessibility, etc.
Amenities– e.g. soap, hand dryer,
toilet paper, bidet, etc.
The awards ceremony was held at Ang Bahay ng Alumni,
University of the Philippines Diliman, coinciding with the celebration of World
Toilet Day.
World Toilet Day aims to emphasize the need for safe toilets for
all by 2030 – one of the objectives stated in the United Nations Sustainable
Development Goals, particularly Goal No. 6: Sanitation and Water.
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