Margarita "Tingting" Manzano de los Reyes-Cojuangco (born April 29, 1944) is a Filipina politician, philanthropist and socialite. She was the former chairman of the Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (Kampi) party and a member of the Council of Philippine Affairs (COPA). She was a candidate for a seat in the Senate in the 2013 Philippine Senate Election. Cojuangco lost in the election. She is the aunt of former Philippine President Benigno Aquino III.
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Early life and education
Cojuangco was born on April 29, 1944, to Geronimo delos Reyes and Lita Manzano. Cojuangco studied at the University of Santo Tomas, finished her master's degree in National Security Administration (MNSA) at the National Defense College, and holds doctorate degrees in Criminology and Philippine History.
In 1962, she married José Cojuangco, Jr.. Their marriage produced 5 daughters, the third of whom is actress and equestrienne Mikaela "Mikee" Cojuangco, who is married to Robert Jaworski Jr.. Her other children are Luisita or "Liaa" C. Bautista who is a pediatrician, Josephine "Pin" C. Guingona, Margarita Demetria "Maimai" C. Zini, and Regina Patricia Jose "China" C. Gonzalez.
Career
She served as Tarlac Provincial Governor for two terms in 1992 until 1998. In 1998, she ran for re-election for a third and final term but lost. She tried to reclaim her old post in 2001 but lost again.