Minority Floor Leader of the Senate of the Philippines since 2022
In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is de la Llana and the surname or paternal family name is Pimentel.
The Honorable
Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III
Pimentel in May 2018
Senate Minority Leader
Incumbent
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
Preceded by
Franklin Drilon
Succeeded by
Tito Sotto
Senator of the Philippines
Incumbent
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
Juan Miguel 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
(1964-01-20) January 20, 1964 (age 60) Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
Political party
PDP (since 2024)
Other political affiliations
PDP–Laban (until 2024)
Spouses
Jewel May Lobaton
(m. 2000; ann. 2018)
Kathryna Yu
(m. 2018)
Children
3
Parents
Aquilino Pimentel Jr.
Lourdes de la Llana-Pimentel
Alma mater
Ateneo de Manila University (BS)
University of the Philippines Diliman
(LL.B)
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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