Conclusion

The crowning glory of the Lopezes’ ostentatiousness was made during the 40th wedding anniversary of Eugenio Sr. and Doña Pacita in 1968, said the documents. Eugenio’s gift to his wife was a fabulous neckpiece of dangling emerald-cut diamonds, each stone evenly matched in size and weight with matching earrings and ring, all valued at more than P2 million. Guests numbered in the hundreds with the cream of the country’s society in attendance.

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