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Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III | |
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 Pimentel in May 2018 | |
| Senate Minority Leader | |
| Assumed office July 25, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Franklin Drilon |
| 22nd President of the Senate of the Philippines | |
| In office July 25, 2016 – May 21, 2018 | |
| President | Rodrigo Roa Duterte |
| Preceded by | Franklin Drilon |
| Succeeded by | Tito Sotto |
| Senator of the Philippines | |
| Assumed office August 11, 2011 | |
| Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee | |
| In office July 23, 2019 – June 30, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Loren Legarda |
| Succeeded by | Imee Marcos |
| Chair of the Senate Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship Committee | |
| In office May 25, 2018 – June 30, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Migz Zubiri |
| Succeeded by | Mark Villar |
| Chair of the Senate Electoral Reforms and People's Participation Committee | |
| In office July 24, 2018 – June 30, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Leila de Lima |
| Succeeded by | Imee Marcos |
| In office July 22, 2013 – June 30, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Leila de Lima |
| Chair of the Senate Justice and Human Rights Committee | |
| In office July 22, 2013 – June 30, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Francis Escudero |
| Succeeded by | Leila de Lima |
| Commissioner of the National Youth Commission for Mindanao | |
| In office 1996–1998 | |
| President | Fidel V. Ramos |
| Chairperson | Amina Rasul-Bernardo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Aquilino Martin de la Llana Pimentel III January 20, 1964 Cagayan de Oro, Philippines |
| Political party | Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (formerly PDP-Laban) |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 3 |
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| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer, lecturer |
Aquilino Martin de la Llana Pimentel III (Tagalog pronunciation: [pimenˈtel]; born January 20, 1964),[1] commonly known as Koko Pimentel, is a Filipino politician and lawyer serving as the Senate Minority Leader since 2022. He has been a Senator since 2011 and previously served as the Senate President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2018.[2][3] He is also the national chairman of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP–Laban). As the eldest son and third child of the former Senate President Aquilino Pimentel Jr., he is the first child of a previous Senate president to hold the office.[4] He was sworn in on August 12, 2011, and was proclaimed as the 12th winning senator in the 2007 election.[5] Pimentel was one of the high-ranking public officials who drew flak for breaching the COVID-19 quarantine protocols.[6]
- ^ "Aquilino Martin "Koko" dela Llana Pimentel III". Senate of the Philippines. Archived from the original on September 26, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ Lardizabal. C. (July 26, 2016). Koko Pimentel elected as Senate President of 17th Congress Archived September 30, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. CNN Philippines.
- ^ Pimentel elected as Senate president. (July 25, 2016). The Philippine Star.
- ^ Quismundo, T. (July 26, 2016). The son also rises: Koko Pimentel makes history. Philippine Daily Inquirer
- ^ Pimentel proclaimed as senator Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. He was re-elected in the succeeding two elections, making him the first Philippine senator to serve three consecutive terms in the Senate. Sunstar.com.ph (August 4, 2011). Retrieved on 2011-08-12.
- ^ "VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: The two faces of COVID-19 lockdown in the Philippines". Vera Files. December 21, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
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