Background
Alvendia was born on November 3, 1906 at Floridablanca, Pampanga.
Alvendia was born on November 3, 1906 at Floridablanca, Pampanga.
He received his Bachelor of Laws degree, cum laude, in 1930 and his Master of Laws degree in 1933 from the university.
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. 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).
QCA remains a secondary school in Metro Manila.
Alvendia died on March 6, 1982. During the centenary of his birth, QCA conducted a program and celebrations that were attended by thousands of alumni from 1953-2008.
The Floridablanca, Pampanga Justice Carmelino Alvendia, Senior ancestral mansion ("White House") is owned, preserved and maintained by his family.