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Oct 20, 2019 · MANILA, Philippines (UPDATE 2, 12:23 p.m.)— Former Senate President Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel Jr., a stalwart of federalism, passed away on Sunday.He was 85. His son, Sen. Aquilino “Koko ...
Oct 22, 2019 · Last Sunday I heard the sad news that former Senate President Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel Jr., one of our good friends and political allies against the Marcos Dictatorship passed away at 85 years ...
Aquilino “Nene” Quilinging Pimentel Jr. was born on December 11, 1933 in Northern Mindanao. A human rights lawyer and federalist, he became a household name in the Philippines as an opposition leader against the Marcos Regime – imprisoned multiple times for his criticisms against the dictator.
G.R. No. 132988 July 19, 2000. AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR., petitioner, vs. Hon. ALEXANDER AGUIRRE in his capacity as Executive Secretary, Hon. EMILIA BONCODIN in her capacity as Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management, respondents.
Introduced by Senator Aquilino (2. Pimentel, Jr. E R.A. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, is considered by inany social and economic scientists as the "key that unloclts vast opportunities in the countryside." The Code has provided operational meaning to decentralization and devolution.
These are but some of the sobriquets given to Aquilino “Nene” Q. Pimentel, Jr. in his years of public service. He has been called other names by his detractors, including Don Quixote de Pimentel for his courageous but sometimes lonely battle against a dictator, corruption in government, electoral fraud and even foreign imperialism.
Petitioner Aquilino Pimentel, Jr., himself a senatorial candidate in the May 8, 1995 elections, filed his own complaint with the COMELEC’s Law Department, docketed as E.O. Case No.95-294 against Atty. Dominador Mico, [4] Atty. Dionisio Caoili and Dr. Ofelia T. Pastor, Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Member-Secretary, respectively, of the ...
