House suspends Barzaga for 60 days

The House ethics committee found Cavite Rep. Kiko Barzaga guilty of disorderly behavior in connection with several posts on Facebook.

- By DELON PORCALLA

Voting 249-5, the House of Representatives yesterday upheld the recommendation of its ethics committee to impose a 60-day suspension “without pay and privileges” on Cavite 4th District Rep. Francisco Barzaga for conduct unbecoming of a member of Congress.

Panel chairman Rep. Jonathan Clement Abalos of party-list 4Ps reported to the House plenary the recommendation of his panel, as agreed on by the committee members, to suspend Barzaga, a so-called “nepo baby” and Gen Z who is known as “cong meow meow.”

This was borne out of the “disorderly behavior” he displayed in his personal and official Facebook page on social media, where pictures of scantily dressed women were posted, along with other portrayals of lewdness and images of bundles of hundreds of thousands of pesos to show his wealth.

“His actions reflected negatively upon the dignity, integrity and reputation of the House of Representatives as an institution and of the members of the House individually and collectively,” a portion of the Abalos report read.