Getting there

Via Tagaytay  Via Tanauan  Back to Main Index

Get to Tagaytay by taking the Santa Rosa exit from the South Super Highway.

Government

Mayor  Vice Mayor  Hospital  Police  Tourism Council  Back to main Index

Mayor-Romulo De Grano  Talisay Phone: -

 
Investment Opportunities

Real Estate  Nursery Business  Fish Culture  Tourism Development Back to main Index

Tourism is a fast growing business because of the proximity to the growth areas of Manila, the new roads that have been built recently, and the deregulation of the communications industry.  Tourism establishments that are on the other side of the lake, ergo, much farther away from the capital, are overwhelmed during the tourist season. Conservative eyeball estimates would indicate growth in the Talisay tourism industry at 200% expansion per annum. And this trend is just beginning. As of now, almost all establishments can be considered "Mom and Pop" operations. One and two star pensionne type businesses would still be "top of the line" for Talisay. Real Estate is a real sleeper. Real Estate in Talisay is ridiculously cheap compared to comparable real estate in Tagaytay. Tagaytay itself is a great investment because of Manila's expansion. It is estimated that Tagaytay will change its personality from being a resort town to a business suburb of Greater Manila within the next 8 years. Currently, good residential properties on the outskirts of Manila (Ayala Alabang) sell for P20,000/square meter. Tagaytay is around P8000-10,000. Talisay is only P1000-5000. When shopping for properties, make sure the property is titled. Nursery Business.  Talisay soil is garden soil. Talisay is full of underemployed, experienced personel who know how to graft, marcot, and otherwise raise all kinds of plants for sale. Capital is the big requirement. Long run, areas used for the nursery business will be prime real estate properties. Environmentally friendly, an excellent business for the head, the heart, and the pocket. Fish Culture is another local business that has been around for awhile. Profit margins are high, return on investment quick, unless you get hit by a natural calamity (not unusual). The business is highly regulated  because of the potential pollution factor, which is presently under study by several government and non-government bodies, and some international orgs. financed by the European Community (EC).

 
History Talisay- and The volcano

Overview  How safe is it today? Pre 1621  Back to Main Index

Overview  Talisay is one of the towns under the shadow of the volcano. It is the designated evacuation area, in case of eruption. It is about as safe as Tagaytay.  Although Taal appears to be a small volcano, it is actually huge. The foot of the volcano is Manila, and because of that, Manila is considered as one of the cities in the world with the highest risk. Taal is an active volcano.  So, its not a quesion of "if" the volcano will blow or not. Its a question of "when", and more importantly, "how strong will the eruption be?"  If its a really big eruption, Talisay will be the least of our worries. The entire Philippine economy will be a disaster. Clearly, most of us bet that it won't be that strong, and in fact, we relish the idea of having a front seat at the fireworks show. Volcanology today is pretty accurate, and the Philippine Volcanologists are pretty good (they certainly get enough practice!) at predicting if there will be an eruption, and if it will be a really huge one(all that we need to worry about).  They always seem to be more conservative than any anyone else, so were in good hands. They have predicted all the recent eruptions, and some that didn't happen.  Although many people have been killed by the volcano (particularly in 1911), almost all have been killed on the island itself. Visiting the island is safe, but we wouldn't recommend living there.  Talisay is not accessible to a lava flow from the volcano, because of the 300ft deep lake between the two.   Pre 1621