Alexander "Ayec" Pimentel is a Filipino politician from the province of

Surigao del Sur Surigao del Sur (Surigaonon language, Surigaonon: ''Probinsya nan Surigao del Sur''; ; ), officially the Province of Surigao del Sur, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Caraga Regions of the Philippines ...

in the

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. He currently serves as a

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. He was first elected as Governor of the province in 2019. He was also the Mayor of

Tandag Tandag, officially the City of Tandag (Surigaonon language#Tandaganon, Tandaganon/Surigaonon language, Surigaonon: ''Siyudad nan Tandag''; cebuano language, Cebuano: ''Dakbayan sa Tandag''; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classificatio ...

of the same province from 2004 to 2013 and from 2016 to 2019. He is the brother of politicians Vicente Pimentel Jr. and

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. On September 23, 2020, it was announced that Pimentel tested positive for

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. He was hospitalized on September 28 and was exhibiting mild symptoms. In

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, Pimentel was elected to the

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representing Surigao del Sur's 2nd district.

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