BUTUAN CITY, March 23 -- Surigao del Sur Governor Johnny Pimentel, who is undergoing medical treatment following a recent motorcycle accident, is now in stable condition and responsive, his son and Provincial Administrator John Vincent Pimentel confirmed in an interview on Monday morning.

The governor was involved in an accident last March 20 while riding his motorcycle from Hinatuan and lost control on a slippery curve along the highway in Sitio Puting Buhangin, Barangay Bitaugan East, Cagwait town.

Rescue and police personnel responded immediately to the incident, with the governor airlifted to Manila over the weekend after initial treatment at a hospital in Tandag City.

"Overall, he is responsive to the doctors' instructions. He wil...