ABW March 2024

This Municipality is in the northern part of
Batangas. It is bounded by Tagaytay City in the
North, Tanauan City in the East, the Municipality
of Laurel in the West, and Taal Lake in the South. It
is located some 86 kilometers south of Manila and about 74
kilometers north of the Batangas provincial capital.
Dubbed as the Seedling Bowl of the Nation it produces 80
to 85% of seedlings and saplings in the Philippines. The
town is also home to numerous plant nurseries and gardens.
To celebrate this amazing feat, the Talisay LGU drummed up
the PunLad Festival. Punlad is a portmanteau of the phrase
punla sa pag-unlad (seed for prosperity). Locals of Talisay
take pride in their products and continue to innovate their
methods to serve the Filipinos and contribute to the town’s
development and prosperity.
A rugged and undulating terrain is common on all slopes
from the Tagaytay Ridge to the lake below. Talisay is situated
along the lakefront and its topography is longitudinal
traversing many minor ridges and drainage basins (valleys).
The terrain of Talisay can be best described as having a
gently rolling to steeping undulating landform. Most of the
lakefront areas are generally flat except for the westernmost
barangay, Sampaloc where the drop is quite abrupt. The
highest elevation, rising more than 560 meters, is located
near the Tagaytay City boundary in northern Quiling. The
slope of the area ranges from 0% to more than 50% slopes.
Words by BARRY DAWSON
Photographs as Credited
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