Kwarta o Kahon host Pepe Pimentel died in the morning of January 24!
According to Carlos Reyes, a barangay official interviewed by dzMM, the 83-year-old celebrity collapsed while inside the bathroom past 10 a.m.
This is what the barangay official said:
"It looks like inatake siya while inside the bathroom, nabagok ang ulo niya."
In his earlier years in showbiz, Pimentel was a host on the defunct GMA-7 noontime variety show Student Canteen.
Later on, he became more famous as a host in the defunct game show Kwarta o Kahon, which aired from 1962 to 2000, on RPN-9.
Aside from being a TV host, he also did acting job in the movies Ang Babaeng Isputnik (1963) and I Won, I Won: Ang S’werte Nga Naman (1985).
He also served as a barangay captain in Barangay Laging Handa, Quezon City.
His remainswill be immediately cremated, which was the request of Pimentel
Pimentel's ashes will then be brought to Pinaglabanan Church in San Juan City for those who want to pay their last respect to him.
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