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Sarmiento was born in [[Santa Cruz, Ilocos Sur]]. He completed his primary and secondary education in [[Laoag City]], [[Ilocos Norte]], graduating as the valedictorian of his high school class. Upon the Japanese invasion of the Philippines during World War II, Sarmiento joined the [[U.S. Army Forces Far East|USAFFE]] and the underground guerilla resistance against the [[Imperial Japanese Army]].<ref name=sc/>
 
After the war, Sarmiento completed his law studies at the [[University of the Philippines]] [[University of the Philippines College of Law|College of Law]]. He was a member of the [[Alpha Phi Beta Fraternity - UP College of Law|Alpha Phi Beta]] fraternity. Sarmiento earned his [[Bachelor of Laws]] degree in 1949. In that year, he authored a biography on the murdered [[Chief Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court of the Philippines]], [[José Abad Santos]], entitled ''Jose Abad Santos: An Apotheosis''.<ref name=bro>{{cite book| title=The Supreme Court of the Philippines (1987 Informational Brochure, 2nd ed.) |author=Supreme Court of the Philippines |location=Manila |year=1987 |pages=17 }}</ref>
 
==Professional career==