FORMER Senate president and democracy stalwart Aquilino "Nene" Pimentel Jr. is currently in the intensive care unit of a hospital, according to his party's spokesperson.

Ron Munsayac, spokesperson and public information chair of the ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino - Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), called for prayers for the ailing senator in a tweet posted at past 7 p.m. Monday, October 14. 2019.

"We are humbly asking our friends and partymates in the @PDPLABAN to pray for the full & speedy recovery of our founder and Chairman Emeritus Tatay Aquilino "Nene" Pimentel, Jr. who is currently in the ICU," Munsayac posted.