Aquilino Pimentel, Jr.
| Aquilino Pimentel Jr. | |
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| 23rd President of the Senate of the Philippines | |
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In office November 13, 2000 – June 30, 2001 |
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| President |
Joseph Estrada (2000-2001) Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (2001) |
| Preceded by | Franklin Drilon |
| Succeeded by | Franklin Drilon |
| Majority Floor Leader of the Senate of the Philippines | |
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In office June 3, 2002 – July 23, 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Loren Legarda |
| Succeeded by | Loren Legarda |
| Minority Floor Leader of the Senate of the Philippines | |
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In office July 26, 2004 – June 30, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Vicente Sotto III |
| Succeeded by | Alan Peter Cayetano |
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In office July 23, 2001 – June 3, 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Fisty Guingona |
| Succeeded by | Vicente Sotto III |
| Senator of the Philippines | |
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In office June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2010 |
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In office June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1992 |
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| Minister/Secretary of the Interior and Local Government | |
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In office March 25, 1986 – June 30, 1987 |
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| President | Corazon Aquino |
| Preceded by | Jose Roño |
| Succeeded by | Jaime Ferrer |
| Mambabatas Pambansa (Assemblyman) from Cagayan de Oro City | |
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In office June 30, 1984 – March 25, 1986 |
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| Mayor of Cagayan de Oro City | |
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In office June 30, 1980 – June 30, 1984 |
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| Preceded by | Pedro N. Roa |
| Succeeded by | Pablo P. Magtajas |
| 1971 Constitutional Convention Delegate, Misamis Oriental | |
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In office June 1, 1971 – September 23, 1972 |
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| Personal details | |
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Aquilino Quilinging Pimentel Jr. December 11, 1933 Claveria, Misamis Oriental, Philippine Islands |
| Political party |
Lakas ng Bayan (1978-1986) PDP-Laban (1982-present) |
| Spouse(s) | Lourdes de la Llana |
| Residence | Marikina City |
| Alma mater | Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
| Profession | Politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Aquilino "Nene" Quilinging Pimentel Jr. (born December 11, 1933) is a Filipino politician who served as the President of the Senate of the Philippines from 2000-2001. His son is the incumbent Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III.
Born into a political family in Cagayan de Oro in Mindanao, Pimentel rose to national prominence as an elected delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1971, representing Misamis Oriental. The nature of the Constitutional Convention changed when then President Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law on September 21, 1972. Pimentel and a few like-minded delegates feared the Constitutional Convention would produce a Marcos-scripted Constitution and were vocal in their opposition. Pimentel also protested certain provisions as being contrary to the people's interest. In the subsequent roundup of those who opposed Marcos, he was arrested in early 1973 and jailed for three months at Camp Crame. Pimentel, who had a young family, bade his wife Bing "Be brave. Don’t cry," and submitted to the incarceration. He was released from prison in time for the signing of the Constitution. Along with a few other delegates, Pimentel refused to sign the Constitution.
He then went to work as a lawyer for the National Secretariat for Social Action of the Catholic Bishops Conference.
In April 1978, Pimentel ran for a post in the Interim Batasan elections as an official candidate of the Laban party of Metro Manila with Benigno S. Aquino Jr.. Members of Marcos’ KBL party swept the seats. Pimentel and other opposition leaders like Senator Lorenzo M. Tañada, Francisco Soc Rodrigo, Fisty Guingona, Archie Intengan SJ, and Chino Roces loudly protested the defeat of all opposition candidates and denounced the massive cheating that had taken place. Pimentel was one of those arrested for leading a demonstration against what he termed farcical elections. He had spoken out against Marcos’ bid to produce a rubber stamp legislature to win legitimacy for his iron-fisted regime which was increasingly being criticized here and abroad. Pimentel was jailed for two months in Camp Bicutan, Metro Manila.
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