López family of Iloilo

López family of Iloilo
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

Eugenio Gabriel "Gabby" La'O Lopez III.^[1][2]

Regina Paz "Gina" La'O Lopez^[3]

The López family of Iloílo is a wealthy and influential Filipino family of business magnates, media proprietors, politicians, and philanthropists descended from Sangley Chinese Filipino merchant 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, "Kapitán Eugenio"), Gregoria, Estanislao, Marcelo, Claudio, Simón, Agripino, Francisco, Cipriana, Agripino, Eusebio, Ysidora, and María.^[5]

The most prominent family members were the brothers Eugenio "Eñíng" H. López (1901–1975) and Fernando "Nandíng" H. López (1904–1993), great-grandsons of Basílio López and grandsons of Kapitán Eugenio J. López. The brothers' business interests are now known as the López Group of Companies. It includes the media and entertainment conglomerate ABS-CBN Corporation, and power generation and distribution company First Philippine Holdings Corporation.^[6] Fernando also served twice as Vice President of the Philippines under Presidents Elpidio Quirino and Ferdinand Marcos.

Notable members

• 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
• Roberta La'O López-Feliciano
• Ernesto La'O López
• Martin Lagdameo López
• Miguel Lagdameo López
• Federico Rufino López
• Mercedes Rufino Lopez-Vargas
• Elvira Rufino López-Bautista
• Carlo López Katigbak

References

1. Enriquez, Marge C. "From The Archives: How Eugenio "Geny" Lopez Jr Grew the ABS-CBN Empire". Tatler Asia. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
2. Gaborne, Kenneth (October 19, 2020). "Gabby Lopez's son to lead ABS-CBN's digital group | Bilyonaryo Business News". bilyonaryo.com. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
3. ABS-CBN News (June 21, 2016). "Gina Lopez accepts Duterte's DENR offer". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
4. McCoy, Alfred (2009). An Anarchy of Families: State and Family in the Philippines (reprint ed.). University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 9780299229849.
5. "The Lopez Family". philippines.mom-rsf.org. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
6. Brazil, Eric (July 2, 1999). "Eugenio Lopez, Philippine mogul, powerful patriarch helped end reign of Ferdinand Marcos". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved April 16, 2012.