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Vicente Pimentel Jr.

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Vicente T. Pimentel Jr.
Governor of Surigao del Sur
In office
June 30, 2016 – December 25, 2018
Vice GovernorManuel Alameda
Preceded byJohnny Pimentel
Succeeded byManuel Alameda
In office
June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2010
Preceded byPrimo Murillo
Succeeded byJohnny Pimentel
Mayor of Carrascal
In office
June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016
Preceded byAlfred Arreza
Succeeded byVicente Pimentel III
In office
June 30, 1992 – June 30, 2001
Personal details
Born
Vicente Ty Pimentel, Jr.

(1947-03-12)March 12, 1947
DiedDecember 25, 2018(2018-12-25) (aged 71)
Surigao del Sur

Vicente Pimentel Jr. (March 12, 1947[1] – December 25, 2018), also known as BB Boy Pimentel or simply BB Pimentel, was a Filipino politician. He served as the governor of Surigao del Sur province for three non-consecutive terms from 2001 until 2010 and again from 2016 until his death in office on December 25, 2018.[2][3]

Pimentel began his professional career in politics as a barangay captain in Tandag, the capital of Surigao del Sur.[2] He served as the mayor of Carrascal, Surigao del Sur, from 1992 until 2001 and again from 2010 to 2016.[2] Pimentel then served as governor of Surigao del Sur from 2016 until his death in 2018.

In 2018, Pimentel filed to run for re-election as governor in the forthcoming 2019 Philippine general election in May 2019.[2] However, Pimentel later withdrew from his re-election race due to deteriorating health.[2] His younger brother, Tandag Mayor Alexander Pimentel, replaced him as the new gubernatorial candidate.[2]

Governor Pimentel was hospitalized in Manila in December 2018, but checked himself out of the hospital on December 24 to return home to Surigao del Sur for Christmas.[2] He died in his sleep the next day on December 25, 2018, at his home in Surigao del Sur at the age of 71.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Municipality of Carrascal". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Rivas, Ralf (2018-12-25). "Surigao del Sur Governor Vicente Pimentel Jr dies at 72". Rappler. Archived from the original on 2019-01-12. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
  3. ^ Rivas, Edwin M. (2018-12-26). "Surigao del Sur Gov. Vicente Pimentel Jr. dies at 71". Philippine Inquirer. Archived from the original on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2019-01-12.