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López family of Iloilo

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López family of Iloilo
CountryPhilippines
Place of originJaro, Iloilo City
MembersBasílio López
Eugenio López Sr.
Fernando López
Eugenio López Jr.
Eugenio López III
Gina López
Mark López
Carlo López Katigbak
Eugenio Gabriel "Gabby" La'O Lopez III.[1][2]
Regina Paz "Gina" La'O Lopez[3]

TheLópez family of Iloílois a wealthy andinfluentialFilipinofamily ofbusiness magnates,media proprietors,politicians,andphilanthropistsdescended fromSangleyChinese Filipinomerchant Basílio López (c. 1800–c. 1875), who adopted the surname of his Spanish master, López, upon the latter's death. He married Sabina Jalandoni and the couple had sixteen children:[4]Eulalia, Clara, Eulogia, Eugenio (1839–1906, "KapitánEugenio "), Gregoria, Estanislao, Marcelo, Claudio, Simón, Agripino, Francisco, Cipriana, Agripino, Eusebio, Ysidora, and María.[5]

The most prominent family members were the brothersEugenio "Eñíng" H. López(1901–1975) andFernando "Nandíng" H. López(1904–1993), great-grandsons of Basílio López and grandsons ofKapitánEugenio J. López. The brothers' business interests are now known as theLópez Group of Companies.It includes the media and entertainment conglomerateABS-CBN Corporation,and power generation and distribution companyFirst Philippine Holdings Corporation.[6]Fernando also served twice asVice President of the PhilippinesunderPresidentsElpidio QuirinoandFerdinand Marcos.

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References

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  1. ^Enriquez, Marge C."From The Archives: How Eugenio" Geny "Lopez Jr Grew the ABS-CBN Empire".Tatler Asia.RetrievedDecember 7,2021.
  2. ^Gaborne, Kenneth (October 19, 2020)."Gabby Lopez's son to lead ABS-CBN's digital group | Bilyonaryo Business News".bilyonaryo.RetrievedDecember 7,2021.
  3. ^ABS-CBN News (June 21, 2016)."Gina Lopez accepts Duterte's DENR offer".ABS-CBN News.RetrievedDecember 7,2021.
  4. ^McCoy, Alfred (2009).An Anarchy of Families: State and Family in the Philippines(reprint ed.). University of Wisconsin Press.ISBN9780299229849.
  5. ^"The Lopez Family".philippines.mom-rsf.org.RetrievedDecember 7,2021.
  6. ^Brazil, Eric (July 2, 1999)."Eugenio Lopez, Philippine mogul, powerful patriarch helped end reign of Ferdinand Marcos".San Francisco Chronicle.RetrievedApril 16,2012.