‘Doc Ed’ Villegas dies after massive stroke
‘Doc Ed’ Villegas dies after massive stroke
By Kodao.org
Edberto Malvar Villegas, retired University of the Philippines-Manila and De La Salle University professor, book author and Marxist political economist died Monday night, September 7, after suffering a massive stroke last Friday.
Villegas, 80, died at the Makati Medical Center at 9:56pm, sources informed Kodao.
A founding member of the Kabataang Makabayan in November 1964, Villegas was a two-year political detainee under Ferdinand Marcos’ martial law and suffered intense physical and psychological torture along with his late wife Lilia.
He was chairperson of the University of the Philippines (UP) Political-Economy Department for several years and was a board member of research group IBON Foundation at the time of his death.
He also served as secretary general of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers from 1996 to 2001.
Villegas was a doctor in public administration.
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