Aquilino Pimentel III
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The Honorable Aquilino Pimentel III |
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| 28th President of the Senate of the Philippines | |
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Assumed office July 25, 2016 |
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| President | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Preceded by | Franklin Drilon |
| Chair of the Philippine Senate Electoral Reforms and People's Participation Committee |
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In office July 22, 2013 – July 25, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | new office |
| Succeeded by | Leila de Lima |
| Chair of the Philippine Senate Justice and Human Rights Committee |
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In office July 22, 2013 – July 25, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Francis Escudero |
| Succeeded by | Leila de Lima |
| Senator of the Philippines | |
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Assumed office August 15, 2011 |
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| National Youth Commission Commissioner for Mindanao | |
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In office 1996–1998 |
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| Personal details | |
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Aquilino Martin de la Llana Pimentel III January 20, 1964 Cagayan de Oro, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party | PDP–Laban |
| Spouse(s) | Jewel May Lobaton (m. 2000; separated 2011) |
| Children | Aquilino Martin Emmanuel L. Pimentel VI Aquilino Justo L. Pimentel VII |
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Aquilino Pimentel Jr. Lourdes de la Llana-Pimentel |
| Relatives | Gwendolyn Pimentel-Gana (sister) Aquilino E. Pimentel Sr. (grandfather) Petra Quilinging-Pimentel (grandmother) |
| Alma mater |
Ateneo de Manila University (B.S.) University of the Philippines Diliman (LL.B.) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer & Lecturer |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Aquilino Martin de la Llana Pimentel III, commonly known as Koko Pimentel, is a Filipino politician who is the 28th and current Senate President of the Philippines. He is also the current president of the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban). As the eldest son of the former Senate President Aquilino Pimentel, Jr., he is the first child of a previous senate president to hold the post. He was sworn–in on August 11, 2011 and proclaimed as the 12th winning senator in the 2007 election.
Aquilino Martin de la Llana Pimentel III was born on January 20, 1964 in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines. His parents are Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. and Lourdes dela Llana-Pimentel. His father was a lawyer and dean of law at Xavier University at the time of his birth. The elder Pimentel eventually became a senator. He also has a sister named Gwendolyn Pimentel-Gana, who unsuccessfully ran for senator under the Nacionalista Party-led coalition in the 2010 elections. In 2015, she was appointed as a commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights.
Pimentel earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Ateneo de Manila University and his Bachelor of Laws from University of the Philippines College of Law. He topped the 1990 Philippine Bar Examinations with a score of 89.85 percent.
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