Just this morning, Jerome Balinton of Inquirer.net reported that there is a plan to construct 14-meter letters forming the word BATANGAS on Taal Volcano. To quote:
Photo and caption by Inquirer.net
The provincial council approved on October 5 a resolution supporting the idea of Governor Vilma Santos-Recto, the award-winning actress, to erect a hard-to-miss landmark and potential tourism draw, according to Vice Governor Mark Leviste II.
Emelie Katigbak, officer in charge of the Batangas tourism office, said floating restaurants or fish pens can be set up on Taal Lake in such a way that their layout would form the famous Batangueño expression Ala Eh….
Leviste said the signage would help establish the identity of the lake and volcano as part of Batangas—and not of Tagaytay City, which lies within the neighboring province of Cavite.
He said the volcano was often mistakenly identified as part of Tagaytay, a mountain resort city which offers a picturesque view of Taal.
While some liked the idea for a tourism draw, others are against it because it could ruin the natural beauty of the landscape. What are your thoughts on this issue?
