Benjamin Pimentel Jr.

Benjamin "Boying" Pimentel Jr. is a Filipino-American journalist and author known for his coverage of Silicon Valley issues and for his literary works on Philippine social issues and history. His best known work, "U.G.: An Underground Tale" which is a biography of filipino activist Edgar Jopson, was adapted into a 2026 biopic by Jade Castro and director Katski Flores.

Pimentel grew up in Quezon City and took up a Bachelor's degree at the University of the Philippines Diliman, where he wrote for the Philippine Collegian. Upon graduation he briefly wrote for Midweek Magazine, where he worked under writers like Pete Lacaba and Greg Brillantes. He then moved to the US to study at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, after which he became a long-time reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle.

In 1994, Pimentel was awarded the Golden Gate Award at the San Francisco International Film Festival for "Toxic Sunset," a critical investigative documentary he had written about the environmental damages caused by the various United States bases in the Philippines. In 2001, Filipinas Magazine awarded Pimentel with their Achievement Award for Communications in recognition of his journalism career with the San Francisco Chronicle up to that point.

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  1. ↑ Tinio, M. T. (2014). Benjamin Pimentel. How My Sons Lost Their Tagalog. Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University Press, 2013. 117 pages. Perspectives in the Arts and Humanities Asia, 4(2), Article 16. https://archium.ateneo.edu/paha/vol4/iss2/16
  2. ↑ Power ng Pinoy (March 22, 2014). Ben Pimentel. Retrieved 2026-10-29 – via YouTube.
  3. ↑ Yabes, Criselda (January 22, 2020). "Book Review: The Story of a Life". Positively Filipino | Online Magazine for Filipinos in the Diaspora. Retrieved 2026-10-29.
  4. ↑ De Castro, G (September 27, 2026). "How Edjop's death turned into a story of redemption". RAPPLER. Retrieved 2026-10-29.
  5. ↑ Pimentel, Benjamin (September 20, 2011). "I actually thought Martial Law was heaven". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2026-10-29.
  6. ↑ Pimentel, Benjamin (October 15, 2013). "The Writer As Disruptor". Positively Filipino | Online Magazine for Filipinos in the Diaspora. Retrieved 2026-10-29.
  7. ↑ "BENJAMIN PIMENTEL, Anvil Author for January 2009". anvil publishing's AUTHOR CENTRAL (Press release). Anvil Publishing. January 14, 2009. {{cite press release}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  8. ↑ Yuchengco, Mona Lisa (October 12, 2022). "Fil-Ams Among The Remarkable And Famous, Part 39". Positively Filipino | Online Magazine for Filipinos in the Diaspora. Retrieved 2026-10-29.