merce ) ▁and ▁trade ▁houses , ▁partly ▁due ▁to ▁mar ri ages ▁with ▁the ▁Ay ala ▁and ▁Ro x as ▁families ▁and ▁partly ▁to ▁their ▁own ▁business ▁enter pr ises ▁( not ably ▁the ▁sugar ▁trade ). ▁The ▁cl an ▁has ▁at ▁various ▁time ▁been ▁highly ▁involved ▁in ▁Philipp ine ▁politics , ▁with ▁several ▁members ▁having ▁entered ▁public ▁office ▁in ▁both ▁local ▁and ▁national ▁positions . ▁ ▁The ▁cl an ▁is ▁desc ended ▁from ▁Co ▁Yu ▁H wan ▁( ; ▁Qu anz hou ▁H ok k ien ▁literary : ▁H ě u ▁G gi ók hu án ; ▁col lo qu ial : ▁Ko ǒ ▁G gi ák ku án ), ▁who ▁migr ated ▁from ▁Hong j ian ▁Village , ▁J ia ome i ▁Township , ▁Z hang z hou , ▁F uj ian ▁to ▁the ▁Spanish ▁East ▁Ind ies ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁commonly ▁called ▁Ku án ▁Go ō ▁( ▁" Bro ther ▁K uan ") ▁or ▁Ko ǒ ▁Ku án ▁Go ō ▁( ▁" Bro ther ▁K oo ▁K uan ") ▁among ▁H ok lo - Fil ip inos , ▁and ▁the ▁latter ▁was ▁his pan ic ized ▁as ▁Co ju ang co . ▁He ▁adopted ▁the ▁Christian ▁name ▁José ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁when ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Bul ac an . ▁ ▁People ▁with ▁the ▁surname ▁Co ju ang co ▁are ▁listed ▁below ▁alphabet ically . ▁ ▁B ▁Ben ign o ▁S ime on ▁" No yn oy " ▁Co ju ang