José Cojuangco

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José "Pepe" Chichioco Cojuangco Sr. (July 3, 1896 – August 21, 1976) was a Filipino politician and banker who served as Representative of the 1st District of Tarlac in the Philippines from 1934 to 1946. Cojuangco is one of the patriarchs of the Cojuangco clan. In 1938, Cojuangco co-founded the Philippine Bank of Commerce (PBC; later the Equitable PCI Bank), the first bank to be majority-owned by Filipinos. In 1963, he founded the First United Bank (later acquired by the Philippine Coconut Authority and renamed UCPB). He was the father and grandfather of future Philippine presidents Corazon Aquino and Benigno Aquino III, respectively. His other grandchildren include actresses Kris Aquino and Mikee Cojuangco.

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