López family of Iloilo


The López family of Iloílo are a wealthy and influential Filipino family of business owners, politicians, and philanthropists descended from Basílio López, a Chinese mestizo who adopted the surname of his Spanish master upon death. He married Sabina Jalandoni and the couple had sixteen children: Eulalia, Clara, Eulogia, Eugenio , Gregoria, Estanislao, Marcelo, Claudio, Simon, Agripino, Francisco, Cipriana, Agripino, Eusebio, Ysidora, and Maria.
The most prominent family members were the brothers Eugenio "Eñing" H. López, Sr. and Fernando "Nanding" H. López, Sr., great-grandsons of Basílio López and grandsons of Kapitan Eugenio J. López. The brothers' business interests are now known as the Lopez Group of Companies. It includes the media conglomerate ABS-CBN Corporation and First Philippine Holdings Corporation. Fernando served as Vice President of the Philippines under Presidents Elpidio Quirino and Ferdinand Marcos.

Notable members