Vicente Pimentel Jr.

Vicente T. Pimentel Jr.
Vicente T. Pimentel Jr.
Governor of Surigao del Sur
	In office; June 30, 2016 – December 25, 2018
Vice Governor	Manuel O. Alameda
Preceded by	Johnny T. Pimentel
Succeeded by	Manuel O. Alameda
	In office; June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2010
Mayor of Carrascal
	In office; June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016
Succeeded by	Vicente H. Pimentel III
	In office; June 30, 1992 – June 30, 2001
Personal details
Born	Vicente Ty Pimentel, Jr.; c. 1947
Died	December 25, 2018

Vicente Pimentel Jr. (c. 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.[1][2]

Pimentel began his professional career in politics as a barangay captain in Tandag, the capital of Surigao del Sur.[1] He served as the Mayor of Carrascal, Surigao del Sur, from 1992 until 2001 and again from 2010 to 2016.[1] 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.[1] However, Pimentel later withdrew from his re-election race due to deteriorating health.[1] His younger brother, Tandag Mayor Alexander Pimentel, replaced him as the new gubernatorial candidate.[1]

Governor Pimentel was hospitalized in Manilla in December 2018, but checked himself out of the hospital on December 24 to turn home to Surigao del Sur for Christmas.[1] He died in his sleep the next day on December 25, 2018, at his home in Surigao del Sur at the age of 71.[1]

Vice Governor Manuel Alameda Sr. become acting Governor of Surigao del Sur until a new governor is elected in May 2019.[1]

References

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.
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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[rappler-1] 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.

[pi-2] 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.