31 Facts About Peping Cojuangco

Peping Cojuangco served as the 9th president of the Philippine Olympic Committee from 2004 to 2018.

Peping Cojuangco previously served as the Representative of Tarlac's 1st district from 1961 to 1969 and 1987 to 1998.

Peping Cojuangco was born on September 19,1934, to Jose Peping Cojuangco Sr.

Peping Cojuangco served as a member of the municipal council of Paniqui, Tarlac from 1955 to 1957.

Peping Cojuangco became Vice Mayor of the same town in 1957 and served the term until 1959.

Peping Cojuangco was elected as Mayor of Paniqui in 1959 and served until 1961.

In 1961, Peping Cojuangco was elected as a Member of the Philippine House of Representatives representing the First District of the province of Tarlac.

Peping Cojuangco was responsible for the Agriculture Marketing News Services Law which he authored.

Peping Cojuangco secured a second term as a congressman after he was re-elected to the post in 1965.

Peping Cojuangco became the campaign manager for the LABAN party which was led by then Senator Benigno Aquino Jr.

Peping Cojuangco served as a campaign manager but this time for the presidential campaign of Corazon Aquino at the 1986 Philippine presidential election.

In 1989 to 1992, Peping Cojuangco served as an elected Secretary-General of Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino.

In 1987, Peping 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.

Peping Cojuangco was then a part of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Foreign Relations as a ranking member.

Peping Cojuangco was 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.

Peping Cojuangco 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.

Peping Cojuangco remains affiliated with Kampi which continues to exist until 2008 and has his wife as its chairperson in support of then President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

Peping Cojuangco's 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.

Peping Cojuangco was the former President of the Philippine Junior Bowlers and the RP Golf Association.

Peping Cojuangco was a founding member of the Metropolitan Association of Race Horse Owners.

Peping Cojuangco is the president of the Equestrian Association of the Philippines.

Peping Cojuangco first ran for President of the Philippine Olympic Committee in November 2004 against then incumbent Celso Dayrit.

Peping 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".

Peping Cojuangco was elected to the post and formally assumed the position in January 2005.

Peping Cojuangco 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.

Peping Cojuangco later won a second term in 2008 after winning against Arturo Macapagal after Peping Cojuangco received 21 out of the 40 votes cast while his rival received 19 votes.

Peping Cojuangco won by a landslide victory unopposed for his fourth term in 2016.

In July 2010, it was reported that Peping Cojuangco is a board member of Hacienda Luisita Inc and Tarlac Development Corporation.

Peping Cojuangco is married to Margarita "TingTing" de los Reyes, President of the Philippine Public Safety College and former Governor of Tarlac.

Peping Cojuangco is the younger brother of Corazon Aquino and uncle of Benigno Aquino III; both were Philippine presidents.

Peping Cojuangco is the last living sibling of Corazon Aquino.