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Garbo V Garabato G.R. No. 200013, January 14, 2015

The Supreme Court ruled that it is not a trier of facts and cannot determine factual issues raised in the petition. According to the Rules of Court, the burden of proof is on the party making a claim or defense to prove the truth of any fact in issue by clear, positive, and convincing evidence. Forgery cannot be presumed and the party alleging forgery bears the burden of proving it.

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Garbo V Garabato G.R. No. 200013, January 14, 2015

The Supreme Court ruled that it is not a trier of facts and cannot determine factual issues raised in the petition. According to the Rules of Court, the burden of proof is on the party making a claim or defense to prove the truth of any fact in issue by clear, positive, and convincing evidence. Forgery cannot be presumed and the party alleging forgery bears the burden of proving it.

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Garbo v Garabato

G.R. No. 200013, January 14, 2015

The issue raised by petitioner is essentially factual in nature, the determination of which is best
left to the courts below. Well settled is the rule that the Supreme Court is not a trier of facts. The function
of the Court in petitions for review on certiorari is limited to reviewing errors of law that may have been
committed by the lower courts.
In any event, Section 1, Rule 131 of the Rules of Court provides that the burden of proof is the
duty of a party to prove the truth of his claim or defense, or any fact in issue by the amount of
evidence required by law.
As a rule, forgery cannot be presumed and must be proved by clear, positive and convincing
evidence, the burden of proof lies on the party alleging forgery.

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