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Koko Pimentel

Aquilino Martin "Koko" de la Llana Pimentel III (Tagalog pronunciation: [pimenˈtel]; born January 20, 1964) is a Filipino politician and lawyer who served as a senator of the Philippines from 2011 to 2025. During his tenure, he served as Senate president from 2016 to 2018 and Senate minority leader from 2022 to 2025. The eldest son of former Senate president Nene Pimentel, the younger Pimentel is the first child of a previous Senate president to hold the office. Pimentel narrowly lost his bid for the Senate in 2007 to Migz Zubiri, which led to an electoral protest that overturned the initial result, resulting in his proclamation as a senator, taking office in August 2011, four years following the election. Pimentel was subsequently re-elected to the Senate in 2013 under Team PNoy and in 2019 under the Hugpong ng Pagbabago. Pimentel ran in the 2025 Philippine House of Representatives elections to represent Marikina's first district in the lower house, facing off against Marcelino Teodoro, the outgoing mayor of Marikina. He lost to Teodoro by a wide margin.

Infobox

Preceded by
Francis Escudero
Succeeded by
Leila de Lima
Senate positions
Senate positions Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations CommitteeIn officeJuly 23, 2019 – June 30, 2022Preceded byLoren LegardaSucceeded byImee MarcosChair of the Senate Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship CommitteeIn officeMay 25, 2018 – June 30, 2022Preceded byMigz ZubiriSucceeded byMark VillarChair of the Senate Electoral Reforms and People's Participation CommitteeIn officeJuly 24, 2018 – June 30, 2019Preceded byLeila de LimaSucceeded byImee MarcosIn officeJuly 22, 2013 – June 30, 2016Preceded byPosition establishedSucceeded byLeila de LimaChair of the Senate Justice and Human Rights CommitteeIn officeAugust 21, 2024 – June 30, 2025Preceded bySonny AngaraSucceeded byAlan Peter CayetanoIn officeJuly 22, 2013 – June 30, 2016Preceded byFrancis EscuderoSucceeded byLeila de Lima
President
Fidel V. Ramos
Chairperson
Amina Rasul
Born
Aquilino Martin de la Llana Pimentel III (1964-01-20) January 20, 1964 (age 61)Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
Political party
Nacionalista (2024–present)
Other politicalaffiliations
PDP–Laban (2001–2021; claims continued membership[a])
Spouses
mw- Jewel May Lobaton (m. 2000; ann. 2018) Kathryna Yu (m. 2018)
Children
3
Parents
Aquilino Pimentel Jr. Lourdes de la Llana
Alma mater
Ateneo de Manila University (BS) University of the Philippines Diliman (LL.B)
Occupation
Politician
Profession
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Party
Nacionalista (2024–present)

Tables

Electoral history of Koko Pimentel · Electoral history
Total
Total
Year
Total
Office
%
Party
P.
Party
Swing
2001
2001
Year
2001
Office
Mayor of Cagayan de Oro
Votes received
—
Result
Lost
2007
2007
Year
2007
Office
Senator of the Philippines
Party
PDP–Laban
Votes received
10,987,347
Votes received
37.25%
Votes received
13th
Votes received
—
Result
Won
2013
2013
Year
2013
Office
14,725,114
Party
36.68%
Party
8th
Votes received
-0.57
Votes received
Won
2019
2019
Year
2019
Office
14,668,665
Party
31.01%
Party
10th
Votes received
-5.67
Votes received
Won
2025
2025
Year
2025
Office
Representative (Marikina–1st)
Party
Nacionalista
Votes received
29,091
Votes received
27.93%
Votes received
2nd
Votes received
—
Result
Lost
Year
Office
Party
Votes received
Result
Total
%
P.
Swing
2001
Mayor of Cagayan de Oro
—
Lost
2007
Senator of the Philippines
PDP–Laban
10,987,347
37.25%
13th
—
Won
2013
14,725,114
36.68%
8th
-0.57
Won
2019
14,668,665
31.01%
10th
-5.67
Won
2025
Representative (Marikina–1st)
Nacionalista
29,091
27.93%
2nd
—
Lost
· External links
Preceded byFrancis Escudero
Preceded byFrancis Escudero
Senate of the Philippines
Preceded byFrancis Escudero
Senate of the Philippines
Chair of the Philippine Senate Justice and Human Rights Committee 2013–2016
Senate of the Philippines
Succeeded byLeila de Lima
New title
New title
Senate of the Philippines
New title
Senate of the Philippines
Chair of the Philippine Senate Electoral Reforms and People's Participation Committee 2013–2016
Preceded byLeila de Lima
Preceded byLeila de Lima
Senate of the Philippines
Preceded byLeila de Lima
Senate of the Philippines
Chair of the Philippine Senate Electoral Reforms and People's Participation Committee 2018–2019
Senate of the Philippines
Succeeded byImee Marcos
Preceded byMigz Zubiri
Preceded byMigz Zubiri
Senate of the Philippines
Preceded byMigz Zubiri
Senate of the Philippines
Chair of the Philippine Senate Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship Committee 2018–present
Senate of the Philippines
Incumbent
Preceded byLoren Legarda
Preceded byLoren Legarda
Senate of the Philippines
Preceded byLoren Legarda
Senate of the Philippines
Chair of the Philippine Senate Foreign Relations Committee 2019–present
Preceded bySonny Angara
Preceded bySonny Angara
Senate of the Philippines
Preceded bySonny Angara
Senate of the Philippines
Chair of the Philippine Senate Justice and Human Rights Committee 2024–present
Senate of the Philippines
Incumbent
Political offices
Political offices
Senate of the Philippines
Political offices
Preceded byFranklin Drilon
Preceded byFranklin Drilon
Senate of the Philippines
Preceded byFranklin Drilon
Senate of the Philippines
President of the Senate of the Philippines 2016–2018
Senate of the Philippines
Succeeded byTito Sotto
Senate Minority Floor Leader 2022–present
Senate Minority Floor Leader 2022–present
Senate of the Philippines
Senate Minority Floor Leader 2022–present
Senate of the Philippines
Incumbent
Party political offices
Party political offices
Senate of the Philippines
Party political offices
Preceded byJejomar Binay
Preceded byJejomar Binay
Senate of the Philippines
Preceded byJejomar Binay
Senate of the Philippines
President of PDP–Laban 2013–2020
Senate of the Philippines
Succeeded byManny Pacquiao
Preceded byRodrigo Duterte
Preceded byRodrigo Duterte
Senate of the Philippines
Preceded byRodrigo Duterte
Senate of the Philippines
Chairman of PDP–Laban 2021–present
Senate of the Philippines
Incumbent
Senate of the Philippines
Preceded byFrancis Escudero
Chair of the Philippine Senate Justice and Human Rights Committee 2013–2016
Succeeded byLeila de Lima
New title
Chair of the Philippine Senate Electoral Reforms and People's Participation Committee 2013–2016
Preceded byLeila de Lima
Chair of the Philippine Senate Electoral Reforms and People's Participation Committee 2018–2019
Succeeded byImee Marcos
Preceded byMigz Zubiri
Chair of the Philippine Senate Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship Committee 2018–present
Incumbent
Preceded byLoren Legarda
Chair of the Philippine Senate Foreign Relations Committee 2019–present
Preceded bySonny Angara
Chair of the Philippine Senate Justice and Human Rights Committee 2024–present
Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded byFranklin Drilon
President of the Senate of the Philippines 2016–2018
Succeeded byTito Sotto
Senate Minority Floor Leader 2022–present
Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded byJejomar Binay
President of PDP–Laban 2013–2020
Succeeded byManny Pacquiao
Preceded byRodrigo Duterte
Chairman of PDP–Laban 2021–present
Incumbent

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