Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” de la Llana Pimentel III

Senator Aquilino “Koko” de la Llana Pimentel III traces his family roots to Region 1 - Ilocos Norte, Region 3 - Zambales, and of course Mindanao. Senator Koko is married to Ma. Anna Kathryna de Guzman Yu-Pimentel of Marikina City and Bulan, Sorsogon in Bicol; and has three children: Aquilino Martin Emmanuel VI, Aquilino Justo VII and Ma. Kathryn Helena.

Senator Koko is currently the Senate Minority Leader in the 19th Congress. He is former Senate President, just like his father Senate President Nene Pimentel. Born on January 20, 1964 in Cagayan de Oro City, Senator Koko received his Law degree from the University of the Philippines and topped the Bar Examinations in 1990 with a grade of 89.85%. He earlier graduated with a degree in B. S. Mathematics from the Ateneo de Manila as an NSDB scholar. He was awarded Doctor of Humanities, Honoris Causa by the Polytechnic University of the Philippines in 2012, and Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa by the University of the Philippines in 2017 and the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila in 2023.

Senator Koko Pimentel believes that “Creativity is the next big thing.” He proposes a formula, very simple to remember, for the rapid, sustained, and fair progress and development of our beloved country the Philippines: “CREATIVITY, CONNECTIVITY, COMMUNITY.” Sabi ni Senator Koko – “Ang dunong, itulong. Kaya use your KOKOte for your country.”