Dr. Federico Lumibao Vila, former commander of the dental clinic of the General Headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and former examiner of the Board of Dentistry, died early Thursday at the Cardinal Santos Medical Center in Greenhills after a lingering illness. He was 91.
Vila was also the dental surgeon of then President Fidel V. Ramos. He was a longtime resident of Oceanside, California, in the United States and Barangay (village) Marilag in Quezon City.
He is survived by his wife Avelina Nevado-Vila; children Agnes and Jan Mata; Cecilia and Noel Magosing; son-in-law Jojo Ang, husband of the late Elizabeth; grandchildren Derek, Iris and husband Charles, Kim, Lira, JV and great grandchildren.
Dr. Vila’s remains lie at the Premier Chapel of the Loyola Memorial Park in Marikina City. Interment will be announced later.