Nothing so dramatizes the impact of the Ministry of Human Settlements as the report that housing starts from 1981 to 1984 averages 86,421 a year or 205 per cent over the pre-1980 average of 28,274.

I hope that when people evaluate the performance of Minister Jose Conrado Benitez, they will take this solid record of achievement into account.

I direct this hope to Assemblyman Hernando Perez.

ROSEMARIE ABUNDIO