Tagaytay is becoming a traffic clogged mini metropolis. The scale of the development over the last five years has been mind boggling. The landscape has been altered with the construction along the ridge of four 18 storey condominiums with more planned. Apart from being adjacent to Taal volcano they have been constructed over the West Valley fault line.
I was having some excavations done for building work at my place and examining the soil layer it showed how violent the 1965 eruption was,less than Pinatubo but enough to add at least 8 inches of lahar to the land.
The risk does not seem to worry the expats of whom Brits are among the largest majority
Certainly the cooler climate is easier to bear and the mayor is very expat friendly
