MANILA, Philippines — Citing a longstanding judicial tenet, a media organization on Thursday raised an alarm overremarks made by Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana that INQUIRER.net reporter Tetch Torres-Tupas bore the “burden of denial” against the allegations of Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade. Jr.
“No sir, the burden of proof is ALWAYS on the accuser,” the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines said in a statement.
The NUJP called out Sobejana following claims he made during a media briefing Wednesday implying that Parlade and Torres-Tupas both shared burdens of proof.
“On the part of General Parlade, the burden of proving why h…
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