López family of Iloilo
López family of Iloilo | |
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Country | Philippines |
Place of origin | Jaro, Iloilo City |
Members | Basílio López Eugenio López Sr. Fernando López Eugenio López Jr. Eugenio López III Gina López Mark López Carlo López Katigbak |
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.
Notable members
[edit]- Basílio López
- Eugenio Jalandoni López
- Benito Villanueva López
- Vicente Villanueva López
- Nelly Hofileña López
- Fernando Hofileña López
- Eugenio Hofileña López, Sr.
- Doña Julieta Hofileña López-Arenas
- Manuel Moreno López
- Ramon Lopéz Arenas
- Conchita Lopéz Arenas de Ledesma
- Oscar Moreno López
- Eugenio Moreno López, Jr.
- Eugenio Gabriel La'O López III
- Gina La'O López
- Martin Lagdameo López
- Miguel Lagdameo López
- Federico Rufino López
- Carlo López Katigbak
References
[edit]- ^Enriquez, Marge C."From The Archives: How Eugenio" Geny "Lopez Jr Grew the ABS-CBN Empire".Tatler Asia.RetrievedDecember 7,2021.
- ^Gaborne, Kenneth (October 19, 2020)."Gabby Lopez's son to lead ABS-CBN's digital group | Bilyonaryo Business News".bilyonaryo.RetrievedDecember 7,2021.
- ^ABS-CBN News (June 21, 2016)."Gina Lopez accepts Duterte's DENR offer".ABS-CBN News.RetrievedDecember 7,2021.
- ^McCoy, Alfred (2009).An Anarchy of Families: State and Family in the Philippines(reprint ed.). University of Wisconsin Press.ISBN9780299229849.
- ^"The Lopez Family".philippines.mom-rsf.org.RetrievedDecember 7,2021.
- ^Brazil, Eric (July 2, 1999)."Eugenio Lopez, Philippine mogul, powerful patriarch helped end reign of Ferdinand Marcos".San Francisco Chronicle.RetrievedApril 16,2012.
- López family of Iloilo
- Business families of the Philippines
- Television company families
- Mass media owners
- Businesspeople in mass media
- Real estate and property developers
- Chinese emigrants to the Philippines
- Filipino families of Chinese descent
- Filipino people of Chinese descent
- Naturalized citizens of the Philippines
- Filipino chairpersons of corporations
- People from Iloilo
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