 (Pablo and Carlos)

Born and raised as a Roman Catholic, Buenaventura was educated in Ateneo de Manila, where he completed his secondary education.It was at the Ateneo that Buenaventura met and schooled with the man who would later become president of the country, Jose Marcelo Ejercito, otherwise known as the actor and politician, Joseph Estrada.After completing his high school education, Buenaventura matriculated at the De La Salle College (later De La Salle University-Manila), where he received a bachelor's degree in commerce.