Pimentel's daughter: My father was a man for the nation

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The daughter of the late former Senate President Nene Pimentel remembers his dedication to his calling and how they knew — from the beginning — that he was a man for the country.

— Tributes to the late former Senator Aquilino"Nene" Pimentel Jr. pour in days after his death.

Pimentel-Borghijs recalled when she was two years old and brought to where her father was detained for opposing the Marcos regime. Pimentel-Borghijs also shared one of the last things said by her father while he was in the hospital. He said Pimentel was firm in his opposition to former President Ferdinand Marcos which did not always work well for him.

 

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Lorraine Pimentel-Borghijs, the youngest daughter of late senator Nene Pimentel, always knew that her father was working for the greater good of the country.

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