The Palace on Wednesday said it should be the job of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), not Duterte administration officials, to prove that the threats against clergymen were the work of the government. “Suffice it to state that it is elementary in law that the one who alleges must prove,” said presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo. ADVERTISEMENT“The burden of proof lies on them,” added Panelo, who is also chief presidential legal counsel. Just last Tuesday, Panelo denied President Rodrigo Duterte had anything to do with the threats received by Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas and Fathers Robert Reyes, Albert Alejo and Flavie Villanueva. Read NextLATEST STORIESMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 13, 2019 20:03 UTC