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Wednesday, 11th December 2024
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ONE brother was “quiet and cerebral,” the other “guileless, open and approachable.” But they were united by their drive to be pioneers in business— Eñing and Nanding Lopez were always the first to bring in and introduce cutting-edge technology to the Filipinos. At the same time, there was a strong focus on philanthropy and public service, with Eñing’s famous assertion that “a greater proportion of the earnings accrued from business should be returned to the people, whether this be in the form of foundations, grants, scholarships, hospitals, and any other form of social welfare benefits.”
These character traits, which carried the family through the past 80 years, remain the blueprint according to which the present-day conglomerate does business and are collectively known as the “Lopez Group DNA.” “Eighty years later we remain a conglomerate committed to serving Filipinos, ready to invest in leading-edge technology to serve them better, constantly on the lookout for new opportunities to pioneer in service, and ready to absorb setbacks and disappointments on the way to long-term success,” Lopez Group chairman Oscar M. Lopez wrote in his overview of “Passing the Torch.”