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LOOK: Nene Pimentel's final homecoming
Cagayan de Oro residents pay their last respects to the city's most illustrious son, former Senate president Aquilino 'Nene' Pimentel Jr
'Greatest president we never had': Friends, supporters pay tribute to Nene Pimentel
'Senator Nene has showed all the way for members of PDP-Laban to be brave and true because he was a teacher. He was teaching via his behavior, via his actions, via his moral courage,' says former Eastern Samar governor Lutgardo Barbo
Cane-bearing Duterte visits Nene Pimentel wake
Visibly tired and with difficulty walking, President Rodrigo Duterte attends the wake of the late former Senate President
Patriot, statesman, pillar of democracy: Tributes pour in for Nene Pimentel
Current government leaders, former colleagues, and various groups mourn the death of former Senate president Aquilino Pimentel Jr
Nene Pimentel: Courageous stalwart of democracy
Former Senate president Nene Pimentel fought for the powerless and promoted the rule of law, and these fueled his staunch opposition to the Marcos dictatorship
Former Senate president Nene Pimentel dies at 85
(3rd UPDATE) Malacanang hails Pimentel as a “giant among his peers”
Former Senate president Nene Pimentel 'very ill,' says family
PDP-Laban spokesperson Ron Munsayac says that Pimentel, the party chairman emeritus, is in the intensive care unit
INSIDE STORY: How Duterte handled Trillanes fiasco from Israel, Jordan
Who was the most surprised at President Duterte's order revoking Senator Trillanes' amnesty? His own Cabinet.
Nene Pimentel: EJKs not allowed in PH 'then, now, or ever'
Former Senate president Aquilino 'Nene' Pimentel Jr says the 10-year military rule of the disgraced dictator Ferdinand Marcos was much worse, but the extrajudicial killings happening now are also not right
‘Repudiate’ Enrile, Marcos attempt to revise history, says Nene Pimentel
'Let us expose them for what they are. They are trying to perpetuate a legacy that had better been placed in the box of history under several feet underground,' says former senate president Nene Pimentel
Nene Pimentel hits DILG exec for pushing revolutionary gov't
'For heaven's sake, I suggest this government official be more careful with their statements,' says an exasperated Pimentel, referring to DILG Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III
Nene Pimentel says Mocha Uson should stick to entertainment
The longtime federalism advocate says Uson's video of a lewd federalism jingle was a waste of time for an official being paid taxpayers' money
Nene Pimentel, IBP, Namfrel reject no-election scenario in May 2019
'The principal effect of a no-election scenario would be to upset the constitutional mandate that requires elective officials to be subjected to periodic check by the sovereign people,' says former Senate president Aquilino Pimentel Jr
Con-Com votes to regulate political dynasties in new charter
(UPDATED) The Con-Com votes for a self-executing provision in the new constitution that will cover relatives up to the 2nd degree of consanguinity and affinity
Consultative Committee aims to give Cha-Cha report by Duterte's SONA
(UPDATED) The committee plans to meet 5 days a week until July to study possible changes to the 1987 Constitution
Nene Pimentel: Con-Com meetings should be open to media
'There should be no secret deliberations,' says former Senate President Aquilino Pimentel Jr after attending the Consultative Committee's first ever meeting
Malaysia slams bid to make Sabah the 13th PH state
Malaysia warns that this proposal, bared by former Senate president Aquilino Pimentel Jr, can harm ties between Manila and Kuala Lumpur
'Benham Rise is ours,' Nene Pimentel says after PH allowed China research
'We would like to emphasize Scarborough Shoal is ours, Kalayaan shoals are ours, that Benham Rise is likewise within our exclusive economic zone,' says the former Senate president
No-elections, long transition to federal gov't? 'Kalokohan,' says Nene Pimentel
'Excuse me, but I think that's a lot of kalokohan,' says the former Senate President and framer of the 1987 Constitution
Nene Pimentel rejects abolition of Ombudsman in new Constitution
'Let me emphasize that the good provisions of the Constitution should not be revised!' says the former Senate President
Nene Pimentel urges Duterte not to resign after federalism shift
It will take a man who believes in it para maisulong says former Senate president Aquilino Pimentel Jr a long time advocate of federalism
Nene Pimentel: Better for PCGG to recover Marcos wealth
But the former senate president agrees that a law is needed to facilitate the return of the funds
Pimentel says he may 'rethink' Senate presidency to focus on 2019 polls
There might come a time when you need to rethink where to focus because being Senate president has its own responsibilities You also have your needs and plans as senatorial candidate says Senate President Aquilino Koko Pimentel III
Question new members' motives, Nene Pimentel urges PDP-Laban
PDP Laban founder Aquilino Pimentel Jr says the party is being swamped with politicians who want to be associated with President Rodrigo Duterte
#ThewRap: Things you need to know, July 26, 2017
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'Maintain independence,' Nene Pimentel tells senators
I would suggest to the Senate – there are 24 sovereignties in the Senate you cannot dictate to the senators that s my experience – to act in accordance with their perception of what is best for the people
'Be careful in dealing with China,' Nene Pimentel tells Duterte
Citing Sri Lanka and Myanmar the ex Senate president warns that when indebted countries fail to pay loans China takes over the sites of their investments
Rappler Talk: Nene Pimentel on federalism, Congress, Duterte's SONA
The former Senate president shares his thoughts live on Rappler
Nene Pimentel contradicts son Koko: Congress required to hold joint session
That is mandated by the Constitution says former Senate president Aquilino Nene Pimentel Jr
Koko Pimentel: His father's son, the President's 'protector'
Ciriticized for supposedly bending over backwards for President Rodrigo Duterte Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III maintains he s no clone of the popular Chief Executive
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Robredo's 'UN statement' not an impeachable offense – Nene Pimentel
Dapat siguro tignan nila ano nagawa ni Leni na labag sa Saligang Batas hindi labag sa kanilang pag iisip says the founder of ruling party PDP Laban
LOOK BACK: When the Senate said 'no' to US bases renewal
The 1991 treaty between the Philippines and the US would have given the US 10 more years at Subic Naval Base – but 12 senators made the historic decision to vote no
1st in PH history: Father, son elected Senate President
Former Senate President Aquilino Nene Pimentel Jr led the chamber during the impeachment trial of then President Joseph Estrada
How many states should PH have under federalism?
Advocates of federalism want to divide the country into 11 autonomous states
Federalism proposal: Disperse seats of power throughout PH
Former Senate president Aquilino Pimentel Jr outlines the features of a proposed federal government: autonomous regions will enforce policies for their own affairs leaving the central government to focus on areas of national interest
Federalism in PH: 81 senators, 11 federal states?
Former Senate president Aqulino Pimentel Jr suggests increasing the number of senators for a proposed federal Philippine government and adding disputed areas to the country s territory
Nene Pimentel remembers 'Jovy Salonga, the man'
He was a human being – subject to the flights of optimism and to the depths of pessimism which ordinary mortals are heirs to former senator Nene Pimentel says of the late Jovito Salonga
WATCH: Nene Pimentel reacts to youth's views on People Power
How will the former statesman who was jailed twice during martial law react to the youth s views on the EDSA revolution?
#EDSA30: How to help young voters understand martial law
Major players in the EDSA People Power Revolution have some advice for young people who now tend to favor a strongman for a leader
Nancy Binay to critics: Go ahead, impeach my dad
Senator Nancy Binay questions the process behind the Senate investigation into the Makati building but Trillanes argues it s imbued with public interest
BIR: Gov't workers' tax not new, based on 1997 law
The BIR says the tax exemption of government employees is only up to P30 000 of the 13th month pay and bonuses reminds them of their responsibility to pay the right taxes
SC asked to void BIR memo taxing gov't employees' benefits
Gov t workers also ask the Supreme Court to raise the P30 000 ceiling of 13th month taxable pay which was set in 1997 to accommodate economic inflation over the years
Memorable moments in the Philippine Senate
Ernesto Maceda sings Loren Legarda cries Tessie Aquino Oreta dances What other surprises have we not seen in the Senate?
Binay: Local govt center goes on after Pimentel resignation
Binay says he will retain the name Pimentel Center even after the resignation of former Senator Nene Pimentel from the local governance institute
‘Binay like Ninoy, Nene Pimentel like Cory’
Former Senator Rene Saguisag likens his friends VP Binay and former Sen Nene Pimentel to the late Aquino couple
Pimentel, Binay and Facebook Politics
It s complicated? In a relationship? Divorced? The relationship between Pimentels and the Binays reflect Facebook status changes
Binay-Pimentel: The ties that bind
Binay and the Pimentels forged ties spanning 3 decades and two generations Could Migz Zubiri damage the relationship?
Nene Pimentel: UNA for expediency, not change
Former Senate President Nene Pimentel slams UNA says it is about political expediency instead of change
Impeachment trial: Here we go again
Take a look back at the Estrada impeachment trial relive the lessons and learn what s at stake with the Chief Justice on trial
