5-566: The Manila Chronicle was a newspaper in the Philippines founded in 1945. Its founding newspapermen sold it to Eugenio López, Sr. It was closed down when martial law was imposed by Ferdinand Marcos in 1972. It was published daily by the Manila Chronicle Publishing Corporation, with Rodrigo Apoderado as chief editor. It was re-opened in 1986 but was closed down in 1998 after a labor dispute. This article about
10-432: A newspaper published in the Philippines is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Eugenio Lopez Sr. Eugenio "Eñing" Hofileña López Sr. ( Tagalog: [juˈhɛnjo ˈlɔpɛs] ; July 20, 1901 – July 5, 1975) was a leading business figure in the Philippines. He was the founder of López Group of Companies . He belonged to the prominent López family of Iloilo , one of the leading political families in
15-762: The National Historical Commission in 2002. López began as a provincial bus operator, and eventually became chairman of ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation , the Philippine's largest media conglomerate, and president of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco). 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 Meralco,
20-616: The Philippines in Manila, 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. His family residence in Iloilo City known as the Lopez Boat House , built in 1935, was declared a National Heritage House by
25-561: The Philippines . López was born on July 20, 1901, in Jaro, Iloilo City . His parents were Benito Villanueva López , a former governor of Iloilo , and Presentación Javelona Hofileña. He was the older brother and only sibling of former Philippine Vice President Fernando López . He received his education at the Ateneo de Manila where he graduated in 1919, and later the original campus of the University of
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