Eugenio Lopez Sr.
| Eugenio H. López Sr. | |
|---|---|
| Chairman, Chronicle Broadcasting Network (now ABS-CBN Corporation) | |
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In office September 24, 1956 – September 22, 1972 |
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| Preceded by | Antonio Quirino (1952 - 1957; As Chairman of Alto Broadcasting System, later merged to Chronicle Broadcasting Network) James Lindenberg (Bolinao Electronics Corporation) |
| Succeeded by | Roberto Benedicto (as Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation) Fernando López (reopened ABS-CBN) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Eugenio Hofileña López July 20, 1901 Iloilo City, Philippine Islands |
| Died | July 5, 1975 (aged 73) San Francisco, California, United States |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Spouse(s) | Pacita de Santos Moreno |
| Children |
Eugenio M. López Jr. Oscar M. López Presentacion M. López-Psinakis Manuel M. López Roberto M. López |
| Occupation | journalist, broadcaster |
| Known for | father of Philippine TV |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Eugenio Hofileña López Sr. (July 20, 1901 – July 5, 1975), also known as Eñing López and Don Eugenio, was leading figure in the Philippines. Dubbed as the Father of Philippine Television, he was founder of the Lopez Group of Companies. He belonged to the prominent López family of Iloilo, one of the leading political families in the Philippines.
He was born as Eugenio Hofileña López on July 20, 1901 in Jaro, Iloilo City. His parents were Benito López, a former governor of Iloilo, and Presentación Hofileña. He is the elder brother of former Philippine Vice President Fernando Lopez. He received his education at the Ateneo de Manila University where he graduated in 1919, and later the University of the Philippines where he took up law and graduated in 1923. He earned his master of laws degree from Harvard University.
He was the first president, or "charter president", of the Rotary Club of Iloilo, the third oldest Rotary Club in the Philippines.
López began as a provincial bus operator, and eventually became chairman of the Philippine's largest media conglomerate and president of the Manila Electric Company. In 1972 he accepted a Distinguished Service Award from the Harvard Business School, but several months later was compelled by President Ferdinand Marcos to sign over his shares in the electric company, was stripped of his holdings and forced into exile. In September 1972, President Marcos declared martial law in the Philippines, which began a period of dictatorship that lasted in the 1986 People Power Revolution and that was characterized by crony capitalism.
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