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Filipino politician (1947–2018)
The HonorableVicente 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
BornVicente 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 – 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.

Pimentel began his professional career in politics as a barangay captain in Tandag, the capital of Surigao del Sur. He served as the mayor of Carrascal, Surigao del Sur, from 1992 until 2001 and again from 2010 to 2016. 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. However, Pimentel later withdrew from his re-election race due to deteriorating health. His younger brother, Tandag Mayor Alexander Pimentel, replaced him as the new gubernatorial candidate.

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. He died in his sleep the next day on December 25, 2018, at his home in Surigao del Sur at the age of 71.

References

  1. "Municipality of Carrascal". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  2. ^ 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.
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