| Fernando López | |
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| Fernando López | |
| 8th Vice President of the Philippines | |
| In office December 30, 1965 – January 17, 1973[1] |
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| President | Elpidio Quirino |
| Preceded by | Emmanuel Pelaez |
| Succeeded by | Abolished[2] Title next held by Arturo Tolentino |
| 4th Vice President of the Philippines | |
| In office December 30, 1949 – December 30, 1953 |
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| Preceded by | Vacant[3] Title last held by Elpidio Quirino |
| Succeeded by | Carlos P. García |
| Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce of the Philippines | |
| In office December 30, 1949 – December 30, 1953 |
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| President | Elpidio Quirino |
| Preceded by | Placido Mapa |
| Senator of the Philippines | |
| In office December 30, 1947 – December 30, 1949 |
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| 9th Senate President pro tempore of the Philippines | |
| In office 1958–1965 |
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| President | Carlos P. Garcia Diosdado Macapagal |
| Preceded by | Manuel Briones |
| Succeeded by | Lorenzo Sumulong |
| Mayor of Iloilo City | |
| In office 1945 – December 30, 1947 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | April 13, 1904 Iloilo City |
| Died | May 26, 1993 (aged 89) Iloilo City |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party | Liberal (1945-53) Democratic (1953-59) Nacionalista (1959-71) |
| Spouse(s) | Mariquit Javellana |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Fernando López,Sr. (April 13, 1904 – May 26, 1993) was a Filipino statesman. A member of the influential López Family of Iloilo, Fernando López served as Vice President for three terms, under President Elpidio Quirino (1949—1953) for the Liberals and Ferdinand Marcos (1965—1969 and 1969—1972) for the Nacionalistas.
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López was born on April 13, 1904 in Iloilo City, Iloilo to Benito López and Presentación Hofilena. The López family was the richest and influential family in the province.
López studied high school at San Juan de Letran College, finishing in 1921. He then studied law in the University of Santo Tomas, earning his Bachelor of Laws degree in 1925. After passing the bar examinations, he did not go into private practice but helped his older brother manage the family business.
In 1945, with no prior political experience, López was picked by President Sergio Osmeña to be mayor of Iloilo City. In 1947, he ran for Senator and won the election.
López was one of the founders of Iloilo College and the FEATI University in Manila.
The López family also owned the Iloilo-Negros Air Express Company (the first Filipino owned air service), the Iloilo Times (El Tiempo), the Manila Chronicle and ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation, LSC (Lopez Sugar Corporation), Bayantel (including Bayan DSL), SkyCable(including SkyBroadband), Meralco, , RLC (Rockwell Land Corporation), Rockwell Center, First Balfour, Inc., Philippine Electric Corporation (Philec), First Electro Dynamics Corporation (Fedcor), First Sumiden Circuits, Inc. (FSCI), Securities Transfer Services, Inc. (STSI), The Medical City (TMC), BayanTrade DotCom, First Gas Holdings Corporation (Santa Rita), FGP. Corp. (San Lorenzo), FG Hydro Power Corporation (Pantabangan-Masiway), FG Bukidnon (Agusan mini-hydro), Bauang Private Power Corporation (Bauang), Panay Electric Company(PECO), First Philippine Industrial Corporation (the major fuel distributor of Shell and Chevron Caltex in the country), First Philippine Realty Corp, First Philippine Electric Corp. (First Philec),, First Philec Solar Corporation, First Sumiden Circuits, Inc. (FSCI), First Sumiden Realty, Inc, First Philippine Industrial Park
In 1949, he became vice-president under President Elpidio Quirino and concurrently worked as secretary of agriculture, serving until 1953. He was then elected once again as senator, and re-elected in 1959.
In 1965, he ran with Ferdinand Marcos and won as vice-president. He was re-elected in 1969. By the time martial law was declared in 1972, the López family fell out of Marcos' favor and was targeted by the dictatorship because of their denunciations of Marcos' corruption. They were also targeted due to their family's political influence, being members of the entrenched oligarchy. The position of vice-president was dissolved, and the López family was stripped of most of its political and economic assets.
From 1986 to 1993, he became Chairman of First Philippine Holdings and ABS-CBN and Honorary Chair of FHL Holdings.
He died on May 26, 1993 leaving his wife Mariquit Javellana with whom he had six children Yolanda, Fernando, Jr.(Junjie), Alberto (Albertito), Emmanuele, Benito and Mita. He has 19 grandchildren, among them Dondie, Andy, Alan and Butch (MONTELIBANO), Fernando III (Henry Lopez), Bettina, Cecilia, Alberto Jr., Melissa, Regina, Roxanne, Rolenda, Rowena, Raphaela, Rebecca, Benjamin (LÓPEZ), Tito and Celine (LÓPEZ), and Panchito (PUCKETT).
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| Vacant
Title last held by
Elpidio Quirino |
Vice President of the Philippines December 30, 1949 – December 30, 1953 |
Succeeded by Carlos P. Garcia |
| Preceded by Emmanuel Pelaez |
Vice President of the Philippines December 30, 1965 – January 17, 1973 |
Vacant
Office abolished; due to martial law
Title next held by
Arturo Tolentino |
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