[1] In 1938, he earned his Doctor of Civil Law in the University of Santo Tomas.
During the tenure of President Diosdado Macapagal of the Philippines, he was elevated as one of the justices of Court of Appeals.
[citation needed] In 1963, he bought Bago Bantay Academy located in the heart of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) and renamed it "Quezon City Academy" (QCA).
During the centenary of his birth, QCA conducted a program and celebrations that were attended by thousands of alumni from 1953 to 2008.
The Floridablanca, Pampanga Justice Carmelino Alvendia Sr. ancestral mansion ("White House") [1][2][3] is owned, preserved and maintained by his family.