Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chief Hasan Arifin may not be so happy with the media after reporting his "cari makan" remarks last week.

But, for the sake of rakyat, he rescinded his decision not to hold anymore press conferences today.

"The PAC is responsible to Parliament, and Parliament is responsible to the rakyat.

"So it is our responsibility to explain from time to time, issues that were discussed by the PAC," Hasan said at the start of today's press conference in Parliament.

Today's media briefing was about the third auditor-general's report for 2014.

Hasan said the PAC would be meeting on the 1MDB case next week, adding that all future press conferences would be held at 2.30pm.

Last week, Hasan had said that the committee would no longer be holding media briefings, and would only issue written statements.

This was after the press reported a remark by Hasan that Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak would not be summoned before the PAC over 1MDB, because he (Hasan) needed to "cari makan."

Hasan said the joke was not meant to be reported, and did not mean he needed to make a living.

Instead, he claimed it literally meant he was looking for food.

This was because the PAC had provided lunch for the media that day.

Hasan did not say the joke was off the record.