Citing a confidentiality rule, House Committee on Ethics and Privileges Chairman 4Ps Party-list Rep. JC Abalos has refused to divulge the identities of other congressmen who have recently been filed with ethics complaints.

This, even as Abalos confirmed that the panel will summon the controversial Cavite 4th district Rep. Francisco "Kiko" Barzaga next week.

"Throughout the break, marami po kami na-receive na ethics complaint, hindi lamang po kay respondent, kung hindi sa napakaraming members ng House (Throughout the break, we received numerous ethics complaints, not only against the respondent, but also against many members of the House)," Abalos said, referring to Barzaga.

Asked who these other House members were, the party-list solon said: "As a matter of parliamentary procedure and also in accordance with our Committee on Ethics rules, all cases that are filed before us are considered confidential. So I cannot confirm or deny the existence of any complaints."

He said the difference with Barzaga’s case was that a House colleague in Manila 2nd district Rep. Rolando Valeriano openly sought additional penalties against the Cavite lawmaker in a privilege speech Tuesday.

Valeriano reported in plenary that the self-proclaimed "congressmeow" continued to post inflammatory comments during the latter's 60-day suspension without pay for disorderly behavior. He said Barzaga maligned his party, the National Unity Party (NUP), including the recently departed party member Antipolo City 2nd district Rep. Romeo Acop.

Barzaga, 27, is set to return to the House of Representatives next week.

“When we hold our regular meeting next week, sisiguraduhin po namin na wala po kaming pending cases sa amin docket (we will make sure that there won't be any pending cases in our docket), so everything will be tackled, everything will be deliberated,” Abalos said.

He said complainants whose filings are incomplete or defective will be given the opportunity to correct their submissions.

“Lahat naman po ng defective complaints na ipinapasa sa amin bibigyan po namin ng pagkakataon lahat ng complainant na ayusin ang kanilang mga sworn and verified complaints,” Abalos said.

(All defective complaints submitted to us will be given the chance to be corrected, allowing the complainants to amend their sworn and verified complaints.)

He added that both complainants and respondents will be afforded their rights as the panel works to address pending cases and move them forward through the established process.