This time no longer a victim of election fraud, reelected Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, however, would prefer to keep the chairmanship of the Senate committee on electoral reforms when the next Congress convenes in July.
Three more senatorial winners were proclaimed on the fifth day of canvassing on Friday by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) but only seventh-placer Paulo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV showed up for the ceremony at the Philippine International Convention Center late Friday night.
Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III has given a new meaning to his initials KP. It now stands for “Kalaban ng Pandaraya” (Fraud Crusader), a moniker for his campaign against all forms of fraud that apparently stems from his bitter struggle to claim his Senate seat.
Former Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri has challenged Senator Aquilino ‘’Koko’’ Pimentel III to show first his accomplishments as a senator before criticizing his program on Universal Health Care.
Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Tuesday asked his political nemesis, Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri, to explain his free-for-all health-care advertisement, insinuating it was “too good to be true.”
Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Sunday warned the Commission on Elections (Comelec) it could be cited in contempt for continuing to stop interested groups from examining the source code for the May automated polls.
Even a generation of lawmakers made up of dynasts can come up with the necessary and long overdue antidynasty legislation, said Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel, who chairs the Senate committee on electoral reforms.
The Senate started on Tuesday discussions on a bill prohibiting the establishment of political dynasties in the country.
The estranged wife of Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III has sought a Church annulment of their marriage before the Marriage Tribunal of the Diocese of Bacolod.
Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III was the first to formally declare on Mon at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) his intention to join the senatorial race as guest candidate of President Aquino’s Liberal Party (LP).
Former Senators Ernesto Maceda and Richard Gordon have been included in the senatorial slate of the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA), the coalition’s spokesman said Wednesday.
Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III has accepted President Aquino’s invitation to run as a “guest candidate” of the ruling coalition in the 2013 senatorial race.
Bacolod City — A legal battle may be looming between Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III and his estranged wife, Jewel May Lobaton for the custody of their two sons.
