Mr. Hercules Abing, a constituent of Mr. Homobono Adaza, has attributed the rubber-stamp character of the abolished Batasan to "the manipulative hand-of Marcos and the servility of his minions" (People's Forum, Midday, Apr. 17). Mr. Abing has followed Mr. Adaza's lead in decrying the abolition of the Batasan.

I expect that the activities of Mr.-Marcos’ servile minions over the past two weeks have led Mr. Abing to revise-his conviction that these minions "are willing to surrender leadership to the MPs who were opposed to Marcos."

What bothers me is not Mr. Abing’s naive belief that these servile MPs would cooperate with the new government if only they were allowed to retain their positions.

What scandalizes me is Mr. Abing's wholehearted willingness to accept the likes of Arturo Pacificador, Leonardo Perez, and Jolly Benitez as true representatives of their respective districts as long as they opportunistically shift their-allegiance from Mr. Marcos to Mrs. Aquino.

For all of Mr. Abing's high regard for Mr. Adaza as a man who articulates the interests of his constituents, it is clear that Mr. Abing has not attained the level of political consciousness that enables a person to distinguish between a Batasan composed of worthy (Adaza-like?) representatives and a legislature packed with tutas-turned-balingbings.
 

JUAN P. ANTILION