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History of the Senate Committee on Accountability of Public Officers and Investigations

The precursor of the present Committee on Accountability of Public Officers and Investigations (Blue Ribbon) was a special investigating committee created during the Second Congress of the Philippines by virtue of Senate Resolution No. 24, adopted on May 18, 1950. The special committee was tasked to investigate irregularities in government during the recess of Congress and until the start of the next regular session or until sooner revoked by the Senate and to recommend appropriate legislative measures.

The lifetime of the special investigating committee, then already dubbed "Blue Ribbon" was extended by Senate Resolution No. 63, adopted on May 16, 1951 for the same period stated in Resolution No. 24.

On May 15, 1952, the Senate adopted Resolution No. 86 authorizing the Blue Ribbon to resume its functions, powers, duties and privileges until revoked by the Senate.

The following Senators were elected Chairman of the Blue Ribbon Committee:

1. HON. LORENZO S. SUMULONG	1950 - 1952 Second Congress
2. HON. LORENZO M. TAÑADA	1952; Second Congress 1968; Sixth Congress 1971; Seventh Congress
3. HON. MARIANO JESUS CUENCO	1957 - 1959 Third and Fourth Congress
4. HON. ROSELLER T. LIM	1960 - 1963 Fourth and Fifth Congress
5. HON. EULOGIO BALAO	1960 Fourth Congress
6. HON. LORENZO S. SUMULONG	1964 - 1972 Fifth to Seventh Congress
7. HON. RAUL S. MANGLAPUS	1966 - 1967 Sixth Congress
8. HON. TEOFISTO T. GUINGONA	1987 -1990 Eighth Congress
9. HON. WIGBERTO E. TAÑADA	1990 - 1991 Eighth Congress
10. HON. ERNESTO M. MACEDA	1992 - 1993 Ninth Congress
11. HON. HEHERSON T. ALVAREZ	1993 - 1994 Ninth Congress
12. HON. FRANKLIN M. DRILON	1995; Tenth Congress 1996 -1998
13. HON. HEHERSON T. ALVAREZ	1995 - 1996 Tenth Congress
14. HON. AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL, JR.	1991 - 1992 Eighth Congress 1998 to the Eleventh Congress present