Fernando Lopez
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| 3rd and 7th Vice President of the Philippines | |
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| President | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Preceded by | Emmanuel Pelaez |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished (next held by Salvador Laurel, 1986) |
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| President | Elpidio Quirino |
| Preceded by | Elpidio Quirino |
| Succeeded by | Carlos P. Garcia |
| Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources | |
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| President | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Preceded by | Jose Feliciano |
| Succeeded by | Arturo Tanco Jr. |
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| President | Elpidio Quirino |
| Preceded by | Plácido Mapa |
| Succeeded by | Plácido Mapa |
| President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines | |
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| Preceded by | Manuel Briones |
| Succeeded by | Lorenzo Sumulong |
| Senator of the Philippines | |
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| Mayor of Iloilo City | |
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| Appointed by | Sergio Osmeña |
| Preceded by | Mariano Benedicto |
| Succeeded by | Vicente Ybiernas |
| Chairman of ABS-CBN (Broadcasting) Corporation | |
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| Preceded by | Eugenio López Sr. |
| Succeeded by | Eugenio Lopez Jr. |
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| Born | Fernando Hofileña Lopez Script error: No such module "person date". |
| Died | Script error: No such module "person date". Iloilo City, Philippines |
| Party | Nacionalista (1945–1946, 1957–1993) |
Other political affiliations | Democratic (1953–1957) Liberal (1946–1953) |
| SpouseScript error: No such module "Detect singular". | Maria Salvacion Javellana |
| Children | 6 |
| University of Santo Tomas (LL.B) | |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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Fernando "Nanding"[1] Hofileña Lopez Sr. KGCR (April 13, 1904 – May 26, 1993) was a Filipino statesman. A member of the influential López family of Iloilo, he served as vice president of the Philippines under Presidents Elpidio Quirino from 1949 to 1953 under the Liberal Party and Ferdinand Marcos from 1965 to 1972, under the Nacionalista Party. He was also the chairman of ABS-CBN Corporation from 1986 to his death in 1993.
Early life and career
Lopez was born on April 13, 1904, in Jaro, Iloilo City to Benito Villanueva Lopez and Presentacion Javelona Hofileña. He was the younger brother and only sibling of Eugenio Lopez Sr. The Lopez family was the richest and most influential family in the province.
Lopez studied high school at Colegio de San Juan de Letran, finishing in 1921. He 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, Lopez was chosen by President Sergio Osmeña to be mayor of Iloilo City.[2] In 1947, he ran for senator and won.
Lopez was one of the founders of University of Iloilo and the FEATI University in Manila.
The brothers Eugenio and Fernando owned the Iloilo-Negros Air Express Company (the first Filipino owned air service), the Iloilo Times (El Tiempo), the Manila Chronicle, and ABS-CBN Corporation.
Vice-presidency
First term (1949–1953)
In 1949, Lopez 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.
Second and third term (1965–1972)
In 1965, Lopez ran with Ferdinand Marcos and won as vice president. He was re-elected in 1969, making him to date the only vice president to serve two non-consecutive terms, with two different presidents and from different parties. By the time martial law was declared in 1972, the Lopez family fell out of Marcos' favor and was targeted by the regime because of their denunciations of Marcos. The office of vice president was abolished, and the Lopez family was stripped of most of its political and economic assets.
Later life and death
After the removal of Marcos from power as a result of the People Power Revolution of 1986, Lopez became chairman of FHL Investment Corporation and vice-chairman of First Philippine Holdings Corporation.
He died on May 26, 1993, a month after his 89th birthday, leaving behind his wife Mariquit Javellana with whom he had six children: Yolanda, Fernando Jr. (Junjie), Alberto (Albertito), Emmanuele, Benito and Mita. He was the longest living vice president until he was surpassed by Teofisto Guingona Jr. in 2017.
Electoral history
| Year | Office | Party | Votes received | Result | ||||
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| 1947 | Senator of the Philippines | style="background:Template:Party color;" | | Liberal | 1,543,830 | 47.29% | 5th | Template:Screen reader-only | Won |
| 1953 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | | Democratic | 2,272,642 | 52.53% | 1st | Template:Screen reader-only | Won | |
| 1959 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | | Nacionalista | 2,366,166 | 37.01% | 3rd | Template:Screen reader-only | Won | |
| 1949 | Vice President of the Philippines | style="background:Template:Party color;" | | Liberal | 1,741,302 | 51.67% | 1st | Template:Screen reader-only | Won |
| 1965 | rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" | | Nacionalista | 3,531,550 | 48.48% | 1st | Template:Screen reader-only | Won | |
| 1969 | 5,001,737 | 62.75% | 1st | Template:Screen reader-only | Won | |||
Honors and awards
: The Order of the Knights of Rizal, Knight Grand Cross of Rizal (KGCR).[3]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pedrosa, Carmen N. (May 31, 2020). "ABS-CBN and good government". Philstar.com. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Appointments and Designations: October, 1945 | GOVPH". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. October 1, 1945. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Our Story". Knights of Rizal. Archived from the original on June 15, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
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