by Gerard Naval
Malaya
Former telecommunication mogul Antonio “Tonyboy” Cojuangco was the biggest contributor to the candidacy of his nephew, Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, with a donation of P100 million.
Cojuangco, a cousin of Aquino’s mother the late President Corazon Aquino, was president of Philippine Long Distance Co. before he sold the family holdings to the First Pacific Group represented by Manny Pangilinan.
He was also president and chief executive officer ABC-5/TV5 before it was recently bought also by Pangilinan.
President-elect Aquino listed 96 people who gave cash donations ranging from P50,000 to P100 million.