Koko bares new meaning of his initials

MANILA, Philippines - Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III revealed the new meaning of his initials during his speech at the commencement exercises of the University of Perpetual Help Las Piñas yesterday.

“As a victim of electoral fraud in 2007, I have committed the rest of my life to fight against all forms of pandaraya (cheating). I have in fact changed the meaning of my initials K. P. from Koko Pimentel to Kalaban ng Pandaraya,” he said.

“Please know that in the one year and five months that I have discharged my duties as your senator, I have focused on electoral reforms in the meantime because I believe that strengthening democracy must begin with ensuring that the electoral process is credible, free, fair, and honest without any pandaraya, and therefore truly representative of the will of the people,” said Pimentel, a member of the administration’s Team PNoy senatorial ticket.

He urged the youth to go out and vote in this May’s midterm elections in order to ensure that only the right people are elected into office.

“Vote wisely, and vote into office only the competent, concerned, imaginative, and above all, honest and properly motivated leaders,” he said.