José "Peping" Sumulong Cojuangco Jr. (born September 19, 1934[3]) is a Filipino former congressman[4] and the 9th President of the Philippine Olympic Committee from 2004 to 2018.[5] He is a member of the influential Cojuangco political family.
Cojuangco was born on September 19, 1934, to José Cojuangco Sr. and Demetria Sumulong.[4]
Political career
Local government official in Paniqui, Tarlac
Cojuangco served as a member of the municipal council of Paniqui, Tarlac from 1955 to 1957. He became Vice Mayor of the same town in 1957 and served the term until 1959. Cojuangco was elected as Mayor of Paniqui in 1959 and served until 1961.[4]
Congressman (1960s)
In 1961, Cojuangco was elected as a Member of the Philippine House of Representatives representing the First District of the province of Tarlac. At the time, he was the youngest member of the House of Representatives. He was also part of the Commission on Appointments. During the tenure of President Diosdado Macapagal, he was named part of a 12-member select committee which was tasked to draft and pass the first Land Reform Code of the Philippines. Cojuangco was also responsible for the Agriculture Marketing News Services Law which he authored. While a congressman, Cojuangco also served as Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, a ranking member of the Committee on Economic Development and served at the Philippine Amateur Athletic Association as a representative from the House of Representatives.[4]
Cojuangco secured a second term as a congressman after he was re-elected to the post in 1965. During his second term he became a member of the Young Turks in the House of Representatives. He served as chairman until 1969.[4]
In 1989 to 1992, Cojuangco served as an elected Secretary-General of Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino. In 1987, Cojuangco was elected again as a member of the House of Representatives from Tarlac's First District and won re-election in 1992 and 1995. He served the post until 1998. During the 8th Congress, Cojuangco served as an elected Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture and later the chairman of the Committee on Public Order and Security. He was also then a part of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Foreign Relations as a ranking member. Cojuangco was also the principal author of the Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990 which established Philippine National Police and caused the consolidation of public safety agencies under the Department of the Interior. At the 9th Congress he served as chairman of the Special Committee on Food Security and authored the Agrarian Reform Communities Act as part of the agriculture body.[4]
KAMPI
Cojuangco also became the founding chairman of Kampi which was originally organized in 1997 to support the presidential bid of then Senator Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in the 1998 Philippine elections. Arroyo then later settled to run for vice president instead after Kampi merged with Lakas-NUCD which had Jose de Venecia Jr. as its standard bearer.[6]
Cojuangco remains affiliated with Kampi which continues to exist in 2003 and has his wife as its chairperson in support of then President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. His party supported the presidential bid of Arroyo at the 2004 Philippine elections, as well for the amendment of the constitution to facilitate a shift to a parliamentary form of government for the Philippines if Arroyo decided not to run for president.[6]
Sporting career
Cojuangco led a handful of sports associations. He was the former President of the Philippine Junior Bowlers and the RP Golf Association. He was also a founding member of the Metropolitan Association of Race Horse Owners. He is also the president of the Equestrian Association of the Philippines.[4]
Philippine Olympic Committee
Cojuangco first ran for President of the Philippine Olympic Committee in November 2004 against then incumbent Celso Dayrit. According to Cojuangco, the position was offered by Dayrit himself following the 2002 Asian Games since Dayrit was planning to retire and wanted a person "as responsible" to succeed him. However, Dayrit did not pushed through with the retirement after not having contact with Cojuangco after the meeting. Cojuangco campaigned that he would secure funds from the private sector saying that the effort won't be hard as long as "businessmen know that the money they’re donating are being used properly".[7] Cojuangco was elected to the post and formally assumed the position in January 2005.[8]
He also served as the chief executive officer and President of the Phil Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee which was responsible for the organization of the 2005 Southeast Asian Games.[4] Under the watch of Cojuangco, the Philippine delegation clinched the most medals at the games. However the Philippines slid to sixth place at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games. The country also had a respectable finish at the 2006 Asian Games but the country achieved not a single medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[9]
Cojuangco later won a second term in 2008 after winning against Arturo Macapagal after Cojuangco received 21 out of the 40 votes cast while his rival received 19 votes. He later secured a third term in 2012.[10]
Cojuangco won by a landslide victory unopposed for his fourth term in 2016.[11] However, the 2016 election was nullified by the Pasig Regional Trial Court after a petition from ABAP president Ricky Vargas was granted. Vargas ran for president in the 2016 election but the POC's Commission on Elections disqualified him and his running mate, Bembol Tolentino since the committee ruled out that both candidates were not "active members" of the POC general assembly. A new election was held on February 23, which was subsequently won by Vargas, ending Cojuangco's 13 year team as POC president.[12] Vargas officially began his term[13] on March 5, 2018, when he took his oath before Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in the Malacañang Palace.[14]
Business career
In July 2010, it was reported that Cojuangco is a board member of Hacienda Luisita Inc. and Tarlac Development Corporation.[15]
Personal life
He is married to Margarita "TingTing" de los Reyes, President of the Philippine Public Safety College and former Governor of Tarlac. They have 5 daughters: Luisita Immaculada Angeles Alexandra, Josephine Victoria, Mikaela Ma. Antonia, Margarita Demetria and Regina Patricia Jose.[4]
^Atencio, Peter (February 24, 2018). "Cojuangco vows to be still an active POC member". Manila Standard. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
^(PDF). Philippine Olympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 28, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
^ abcdefghij. Philippine Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
^Terrado, Reuben (June 9, 2011). "Lopez is PHL's chief of mission for 2012 Olympics". GMA News Online. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
^ abLaude, Jaime (January 5, 2003). "Kampi not dead, may back bets in 2004". The Philippine Star. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
^Cordero, Abac (July 8, 2004). "Peping Cojuangco to run for Philippine Olympic top post". Philippine Headline News Online. The Philippine Star. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
^. Philippine Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
^"POC prexy Peping Cojuangco eyes third straight term in office". Cebu Daily News. Philippine Daily Inquirer. January 17, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
^Cordero, Abac (August 12, 2015). "Filipino top gun passes away". The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
^Terrado, Reuben (November 25, 2016). "Peping Cojuangco wins fourth term as POC president; party wins elections by landslide". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
^Ricky Vargas beats Peping Cojuangco for POC presidency, Marc Anthony Reyes, Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 23, 2018
^Pedralvez, Bong (March 2, 2018). "Oath-taking rites for POC leaders set". Malaya Business Insights. Retrieved March 8, 2018. The source said Vargas preferred a separate occasion for the oath-taking "before he officially assumes his duties as the new POC president."
^Lopez, Virgil (March 5, 2018). "New POC execs Vargas, Tolentino take oath before Duterte". GMA News. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
^Tarcelo-Balmes, Florian (July 14, 2010). "PNoy's business interests are all in the family". GMA News. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
August 24, 2023
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Peping Cojuangco news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message In this Philippine name the middle name or maternal family name is Sumulong and the surname or paternal family name is Cojuangco Jose Peping Sumulong Cojuangco Jr born September 19 1934 3 is a Filipino former congressman 4 and the 9th President of the Philippine Olympic Committee from 2004 to 2018 5 He is a member of the influential Cojuangco political family The HonourableJose Cojuangco Jr Cojuangco in 20169th President of the Philippine Olympic CommitteeIn office January 2005 March 5 2018Preceded byCelso DayritSucceeded byVictorico P VargasMember of the Philippine House of Representatives from Tarlac s 1st DistrictIn office June 30 1987 June 30 1998Preceded byDistrict recreated Post last held by Danding CojuangcoSucceeded byGilberto Teodoro Jr In office December 30 1961 December 30 1969Preceded byJose RoySucceeded byEduardo Cojuangco Jr Mayor of Paniqui TarlacIn office 1959 1961Vice Mayor of Paniqui TarlacIn office 1957 1959Member of the Paniqui Municipal CouncilIn office 1955 1957Personal detailsBornJose Sumulong Cojuangco Jr 1934 09 19 September 19 1934 age 88 Intramuros Manila Philippine Islands 1 Political partyLakas CMD 2008 present Other politicalaffiliationsNacionalista 1955 1965 Liberal 1965 1978 Laban 1978 1983 PDP Laban 1983 1988 LDP 1988 1997 KAMPI 1997 2008 SpouseMargarita de los ReyesChildren5 inc Mikaela Ma Antonia Residence s Dasmarinas Village Makati Metro Manila 2 Contents 1 Early life 2 Political career 2 1 Local government official in Paniqui Tarlac 2 2 Congressman 1960s 2 3 LABAN and PDP Laban 2 4 Congressman 1980s 1990s 2 5 KAMPI 3 Sporting career 3 1 Philippine Olympic Committee 4 Business career 5 Personal life 6 Notes 7 ReferencesEarly life EditCojuangco was born on September 19 1934 to Jose Cojuangco Sr and Demetria Sumulong 4 Political career EditLocal government official in Paniqui Tarlac Edit Cojuangco served as a member of the municipal council of Paniqui Tarlac from 1955 to 1957 He became Vice Mayor of the same town in 1957 and served the term until 1959 Cojuangco was elected as Mayor of Paniqui in 1959 and served until 1961 4 Congressman 1960s Edit In 1961 Cojuangco was elected as a Member of the Philippine House of Representatives representing the First District of the province of Tarlac At the time he was the youngest member of the House of Representatives He was also part of the Commission on Appointments During the tenure of President Diosdado Macapagal he was named part of a 12 member select committee which was tasked to draft and pass the first Land Reform Code of the Philippines Cojuangco was also responsible for the Agriculture Marketing News Services Law which he authored While a congressman Cojuangco also served as Vice Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture a ranking member of the Committee on Economic Development and served at the Philippine Amateur Athletic Association as a representative from the House of Representatives 4 Cojuangco secured a second term as a congressman after he was re elected to the post in 1965 During his second term he became a member of the Young Turks in the House of Representatives He served as chairman until 1969 4 LABAN and PDP Laban Edit Cojuangco became the campaign manager for the LABAN party which was led by then Senator Benigno Aquino Jr for the Philippine parliamentary elections in 1978 In 1983 Cojuangco was elected as Secretary General of PDP Laban and a year later as the party s president He once again served as a campaign manager but this time for the presidential campaign of Corazon Aquino at the 1986 Philippine presidential election After the controversial election he joined as a leader of the side that called for President Ferdinand Marcos ouster at the 1986 People Power Revolution 4 Congressman 1980s 1990s Edit In 1989 to 1992 Cojuangco served as an elected Secretary General of Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino In 1987 Cojuangco was elected again as a member of the House of Representatives from Tarlac s First District and won re election in 1992 and 1995 He served the post until 1998 During the 8th Congress Cojuangco served as an elected Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture and later the chairman of the Committee on Public Order and Security He was also then a part of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Foreign Relations as a ranking member Cojuangco was also the principal author of the Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990 which established Philippine National Police and caused the consolidation of public safety agencies under the Department of the Interior At the 9th Congress he served as chairman of the Special Committee on Food Security and authored the Agrarian Reform Communities Act as part of the agriculture body 4 KAMPI Edit Cojuangco also became the founding chairman of Kampi which was originally organized in 1997 to support the presidential bid of then Senator Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in the 1998 Philippine elections Arroyo then later settled to run for vice president instead after Kampi merged with Lakas NUCD which had Jose de Venecia Jr as its standard bearer 6 Cojuangco remains affiliated with Kampi which continues to exist in 2003 and has his wife as its chairperson in support of then President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo His party supported the presidential bid of Arroyo at the 2004 Philippine elections as well for the amendment of the constitution to facilitate a shift to a parliamentary form of government for the Philippines if Arroyo decided not to run for president 6 Sporting career EditCojuangco led a handful of sports associations He was the former President of the Philippine Junior Bowlers and the RP Golf Association He was also a founding member of the Metropolitan Association of Race Horse Owners He is also the president of the Equestrian Association of the Philippines 4 Philippine Olympic Committee Edit Cojuangco first ran for President of the Philippine Olympic Committee in November 2004 against then incumbent Celso Dayrit According to Cojuangco the position was offered by Dayrit himself following the 2002 Asian Games since Dayrit was planning to retire and wanted a person as responsible to succeed him However Dayrit did not pushed through with the retirement after not having contact with Cojuangco after the meeting Cojuangco campaigned that he would secure funds from the private sector saying that the effort won t be hard as long as businessmen know that the money they re donating are being used properly 7 Cojuangco was elected to the post and formally assumed the position in January 2005 8 He also served as the chief executive officer and President of the Phil Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee which was responsible for the organization of the 2005 Southeast Asian Games 4 Under the watch of Cojuangco the Philippine delegation clinched the most medals at the games However the Philippines slid to sixth place at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games The country also had a respectable finish at the 2006 Asian Games but the country achieved not a single medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics 9 Cojuangco later won a second term in 2008 after winning against Arturo Macapagal after Cojuangco received 21 out of the 40 votes cast while his rival received 19 votes He later secured a third term in 2012 10 Cojuangco won by a landslide victory unopposed for his fourth term in 2016 11 However the 2016 election was nullified by the Pasig Regional Trial Court after a petition from ABAP president Ricky Vargas was granted Vargas ran for president in the 2016 election but the POC s Commission on Elections disqualified him and his running mate Bembol Tolentino since the committee ruled out that both candidates were not active members of the POC general assembly A new election was held on February 23 which was subsequently won by Vargas ending Cojuangco s 13 year team as POC president 12 Vargas officially began his term 13 on March 5 2018 when he took his oath before Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in the Malacanang Palace 14 Business career EditIn July 2010 it was reported that Cojuangco is a board member of Hacienda Luisita Inc and Tarlac Development Corporation 15 Personal life EditHe is married to Margarita TingTing de los Reyes President of the Philippine Public Safety College and former Governor of Tarlac They have 5 daughters Luisita Immaculada Angeles Alexandra Josephine Victoria Mikaela Ma Antonia Margarita Demetria and Regina Patricia Jose 4 He is the younger brother of Corazon Aquino and uncle of Benigno Aquino III both were Philippine presidents He is also the last living sibling of Corazon Aquino Notes EditReferences Edit Jose Cojuangco Jr s Birth Certificate Atencio Peter February 24 2018 Cojuangco vows to be still an active POC member Manila Standard Retrieved February 26 2018 NOC PHI CV Cojuangco PDF Philippine Olympic Committee Archived from the original PDF on February 28 2018 Retrieved February 27 2018 a b c d e f g h i j Official biography Philippine Olympic Committee Archived from the original on January 15 2013 Retrieved October 31 2016 Terrado Reuben June 9 2011 Lopez is PHL s chief of mission for 2012 Olympics GMA News Online Retrieved June 13 2011 a b Laude Jaime January 5 2003 Kampi not dead may back bets in 2004 The Philippine Star Retrieved October 31 2016 Cordero Abac July 8 2004 Peping Cojuangco to run for Philippine Olympic top post Philippine Headline News Online The Philippine Star Retrieved October 31 2016 History of the Philippine Olympic Committee Philippine Olympic Committee Archived from the original on November 17 2015 Retrieved November 22 2015 POC prexy Peping Cojuangco eyes third straight term in office Cebu Daily News Philippine Daily Inquirer January 17 2012 Retrieved October 31 2016 Cordero Abac August 12 2015 Filipino top gun passes away The Philippine Star Retrieved August 12 2015 Terrado Reuben November 25 2016 Peping Cojuangco wins fourth term as POC president party wins elections by landslide Sports Interactive Network Philippines Retrieved November 25 2016 Ricky Vargas beats Peping Cojuangco for POC presidency Marc Anthony Reyes Philippine Daily Inquirer February 23 2018 Pedralvez Bong March 2 2018 Oath taking rites for POC leaders set Malaya Business Insights Retrieved March 8 2018 The source said Vargas preferred a separate occasion for the oath taking before he officially assumes his duties as the new POC president Lopez Virgil March 5 2018 New POC execs Vargas Tolentino take oath before Duterte GMA News Retrieved March 8 2018 Tarcelo Balmes Florian July 14 2010 PNoy s business interests are all in the family GMA News Retrieved October 31 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peping Cojuangco amp oldid 1157964011, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
