House Committee on Ethics and Privileges Chairman 4Ps Party-list Rep. JC Abalos has confirmed the conduct of a hearing next week on potential new penalties against the suspended Cavite 4th district Rep. Francisco "Kiko" Barzaga.

If only Barzaga cared; but a Facebook post from "congressmeow" on Wednesday, Jan. 28 showed otherwise.

In a press briefing Wednesday, Abalos acknowledged the adopted motion in plenary the previous day wherein the ethics panel was tasked to conduct a fresh investigation into Barzaga's conduct during his current 60-day suspension without pay.

“So kami po may scheduled hearing next week and along with that motion inadopt rin ng plenary na rinerequire po mag-attend po ang respondent na si Representative Barzaga (We have a scheduled hearing next week, and along with that motion, the plenary has also adopted the requirement for the respondent, Representative Barzaga, to attend)," Abalos told reporters.

“Next week we will make sure po na lahat na ang ating members ay mano-notify (we will make sure that all our members will get notified) about the said hearing, everyone will be furnished a copy of the privilege speech,” he said.

“Bibigyan din namin ng notice si respondent at bibigyan din natin sya ng pagkakataon na magbigay ng kanyang side at kanyang pieces of evidence (We will also issue a notice to the respondent and give him the opportunity to present his side and his pieces of evidence),” Abalos said, referring to Barzaga.

The Gen Z solon responded to this development in a subsequent Facebook post.

"I will be ignoring the summons of the Ethics Committee, expel me if they want, but the Philippine Congress has done nothing but destroy the lives of the Filipino People," wrote the eccentric Barzaga.

Barzaga, 27, is expected to report back to work next week. It was last Dec. 1 when the House adopted the ethics panel's recommendation to suspend the rage-baiter extraordinaire for disorderly conduct for two months without pay and allowances.

The new round of investigation against Barzaga was triggered by Manila 2nd district Rep. Ronaldo Valeriano's privilege speech Tuesday wherein the latter slammed the Dasmariñas City solon's continued posting of inflammatory comments while serving his suspension.

Abalos added that the committee will also ask the complainants to submit any additional documents they intend to submit.

Valeriano is seeking another 60-day suspension without pay against Barzaga.

The harhest penalty that the ethics panel can recommend is expulsion from the chamber.