WHO IS KOKO PIMENTEL?

Born: January 20, 1964 (age 58 years), Cagayan de Oro

Spouse: Kathryna Yu-Pimentel (m. 2018), Jewel May
Lobaton (m. 2000–2012)
Party: PDP–Laban
Education: UP College of Law (1985–1990), Ateneo de
Manila University (1981–1985), More
Full name: Aquilino Martin de la Llana Pimentel III
Siblings: Gwendolyn Pimentel-Gana
Children: Aquilino Justo L. Pimentel VII, Aquilino
Martin Emmanuel L. Pimentel VI
Aquilino Martin de la Llana Pimentel III (born January 20,
1964),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. 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. He was sworn in on
August 12, 2011 and was proclaimed as the 12th winning
senator in the 2007 election. Pimentel was one of the high-
ranking public officials who drew flak for breaching the
His parents are Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. and Lourdes de la 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.

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.
 Political Career
2001 election
Pimentel ran for Cagayan de Oro City mayor in the 2001 elections but lost to Vicente Emano.

2007 election
Running in only his second race in the May 14, 2007 senatorial elections, Pimentel was narrowly
defeated by Bukidnon Congressman Miguel Zubiri for the 12th and last slot in the Philippine Senate.
The narrow margin of 18,372 votes was controversial, particularly the votes from the southern
Philippine province of Maguindanao, where Pimentel had lost heavily to Zubiri.

2013 election
Pimentel was included in the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) coalition's shortlist of senatorial
candidates for the 2013 election. However, citing UNA's senatorial slate now having more than
twelve members and the inclusion of his longtime political rival, Juan Miguel Zubiri, Pimentel
officially declined his spot in the UNA coalition on June 28, 2012. Instead, Pimentel ran under the
Team PNoy coalition, composed mostly of supporters of then-President Benigno Aquino III. Pimentel
was elected to the Senate of the Philippines, placing eighth with 14,725,114 votes.
Senate President (2016–2018)

On July 25, 2016, the opening day of the 17th Congress of the Philippines, Pimentel was elected
as Senate President with 20 out of 23 senators voting in his favor. He, along with his father Aquilino
Pimentel Jr., is the only father-and-son tandem being elected as Senate President in Philippine
history; the elder Pimentel served as Senate President from 2000 to 2001.
In November 2016, Pimentel told Palace Communications Secretary Martin Andanar, "Review your
history.", after Andanar referred to anti-Marcos protesters who opposed the hero's burial of the late
dictator as "temperamental brats". Pimentel called the protestors "principled", adding that "they
come from the poorest sectors of society and therefore, cannot be labeled as "brats. They can never
be called brats. These are actually principled positions. So Martin Andanar should review his
history,"In May 2017, Pimentel led 15 senators who supported Proclamation No. 216 which placed the
whole of Mindanao under Martial Law. Pimentel also led 12 senators who voted against Resolution 390
calling on Congress to convene a joint session to tackle the declaration of martial law in Mindanao.
This opinion was contradicted by Pimentel's father and former Senate President, Nene Pimentel, who
posited, "Within 48 hours from declaration of martial law, President [Rodrigo] Duterte is obligated to
submit his report in writing or in person before the Senate and the House in joint session".

Pimentel resigned on May 21, 2018, in order to focus on his reelection bid in the 2019 and was
succeeded by Majority Leader Tito Sotto.
 Committee of Senator Koko Pimentel

•Committee on Foreign Relations

•Committee on Trade, Commerce and
Entrepreneurship
•Committee on Electoral Reforms and
People’s Participation
•Committee on Justice and Human Rights
Read through Senator Koko Pimentel’s sponsored bills passed into law.

*REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10636

AN ACT GRANTING PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP TO
ANDRAY BLATCHE
*REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10672 AN ACT GRANTING
PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP TO FARRELL ELDRIAN WU
*REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10686
AN ACT CREATING THE REGISTRY OF DEEDS FOR THE PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY TO BE
SITUATED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF IPIL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
*REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10695
AN ACT CREATING A BRANCH OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT TO BE STATIONED IN THE CITY OF SAN
JOSE DEL MONTE, SITUATED IN THE PROVINCE OF BULACAN, IN THE THIRD JUDICIAL REGION.
FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14. PARAGRAPH © OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG, 129,
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING
REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980. AS
FUNDS THEREFOR
*REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10696
AN ACT CREATING TWO (2) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES AND TWO
(2) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT TO BE STATIONED IN THE CITY OF BAGUIO.
IN THE FIRST JUDICIAL REGION, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129.
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980, AS AMENDED, AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
*REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10660
THE FUNCTIONAL AND AN ACT STRENGTHENING FURTHER STRUCTURAL ORGANIZATION OF THE
SANDIGANBAYAN, FURTHER APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1606, AS AMENDED, AND
*REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10685
AN ACT GRANTING PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP TO PETER LESLIE WALLACE
*REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10694
AN ACT CREATING TWO (2) ADDITIONAL MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS IN CITIES FOR ANGELES CITY, ONE (1)
MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT FOR MAGALANG, AND ONE (1) MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES FOR THE
CITY OF MABALACAT, ALL SITUATED IN THE PROVINCE OF PAMPANGA, IN THE THIRD JUDICIAL REGION,
THUS AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA 1980,
BLG. 129. OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY
REORGANIZATION ACT OF AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
■REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10700
AN ACT CREATING ADDITIONAL BRANCH OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT TO BE STATIONED IN SAN JOSE
CITY, SITUATED IN THE PROVINCE OF NUEVA ECIJA, IN THE THIRD JUDICIAL REGION, FURTHER
AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14, PARAGRAPH © OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLC. 129, OTHERWISE
KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980, AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
 FIRST 10 BILLS FILED IN THE 18TH
CONGRESS
Senator Kiko Pimentel

Abolishing Travel Tax

Department of Overseas Filipino Workers Act
Expanded Balikbayan Program
Value for Money Procurement Act
Pondo sa Pagbabago at Pag-asenso
Magna Carta for Barangays
Bigger Pie, Bigger Slice Bill
Solid Waste Importation Ban
Computer Science Act of 2019
1. National Center for Geriatric Health and Research Institute Act
Contribution of Senator Koko Pimentel

 In May 2017, Pimentel led 15 senators who supported Proclamation No.

216 which placed the whole of Mindanao under Martial Law. Pimentel also
led 12 senators who voted against Resolution 390 calling on Congress to
convene a joint session to tackle the declaration of martial law in
Mindanao.