ABS-CBNNews.com reports that Senator Koko Pimentel has "formally accepted the invitation of President Aquino to be a guest candidate in the administration's senatorial ticket for the 2013 elections." The report revealed tha t Pimentel was in Malacañang on Thursay morning (August 16) to inform the President of his decision.
The report quoted Pimentel, who later told reporters: "I would like to announce that I have accepted the President's invitation for me to join and be part of his senatorial ticket for 2013 and I would like to thank the President for inviting me. And tulad ng sinabi niya sa akin noon, 'You will always have a home here.' So I really feel at home and welcome in the President's ticket."
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