Alberto studied at the Far Eastern University in Manila Philippines where he excelled in sports.

He represented the country as a bantamweight in the 1958 3rd Asian Games in Tokyo Japan and received the bronze medal, he was also selected to represent the Philippines in the 1960 XVII Rome Olympiad where he finished 8th overall.

[3] Other achievements includes participating in the 1962 4th Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia, 1961 World Championships in Vienna, Austria and he finished in 5th place at the 1958 World Championship in Stockholm, Sweden.

Alberto died of natural causes on February 15, 2013, at The Philippine Heart Centre surrounded by his love ones.

He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Fely and five offspring (John, Alberto Jr, Hennie, Marcel and Ulla).