The López family of Iloílo is a wealthy and influential

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descended from 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: Eulalia, Clara, Eulogia, Eugenio (1839–1906, "''Kapitán'' Eugenio"), Gregoria, Estanislao, Marcelo, Claudio, Simón, Agripino, Francisco, Cipriana, Agripino, Eusebio, Ysidora, and María. 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

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. It includes the media and entertainment conglomerate

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, and power generation and distribution company

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. Fernando also served twice as

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Notable members

* Eugenio Jalandoni López * Eugenio H. López * Fernando H. López * Eugenio M. López Jr. * Eugenio Gabriel L. López III * Gina L. López * Martin L. López * Carlo L. Katigbak

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