Aytona was a native of
Libon, Albay, born to Jose Ataviado Aytona and Vivencia Cerdon Rosauro. He attended the Albay Training Department and the Albay Normal School and worked as a teacher before earning a bachelor's degree in business administration from the
University of Manila in 1947. He earned an LL.B and LL.M from UM in 1949 and 1951 respectively. ==Career==