Story of ‘blue ribbon’ monikerThere is a little story on why it came to be called “blue ribbon.” In 1949, Cavite Rep. Justiniano Montano was included in the Liberal Party’s Senate ticket. The blue ribbon committee became the most powerful congressional committee, investigating alleged criminal misconduct by government officials in aid of legislation. In the Senate, the blue ribbon committee was used by the Aquino regime, with Sen. T.G. Guingona as inquisitor, to take down Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Bong Revilla, and former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile from their pedestals. Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez and Senate President Aquilino Pimentel 3rdshould have grown by now in their spectacular leap from the countryside to high office to recognize the essential distinction between:1.

Source: Manila Times July 19, 2017 16:30 UTC