Meaning and formation

Cojuangco contains ko, “older brother”, in the Hokkien personal name Khó͘ Hoân-ko (許寰哥). The surname joins an earlier family name, a given-name syllable and that respectful address, written through Spanish orthography. The family patriarch Co Yu Hwan migrated from Fujian to the Philippines in 1861 and later used José Cojuangco as his Christian name. His descendants included José Cojuangco Sr., the father of Corazon Aquino. The surname is associated with a family whose history includes Bulacan and Tarlac, as well as business and national politics.

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Elected officials in the 2001 list

Cojuangco has 2 records in the OpenHalalan transcription of the 2001 COMELEC elected-candidate lists.

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