SPEND MORE TIME AT WORK THAN TOO MUCH TALK

The argument at bar is full of short circuits. Like the antiquated wiring in an old house, the details sputter and burn out when specific parts are tested. It sounds like a house of cards that they’re just trying to build which won’t last.

The accusation is not synonymous with evidence. Mere allegation is not proof and should not be accepted as factually true (E. M. Patawaran Vs. R. T. Nepomuceno etc, A.M. No. P-02-1655. February 6, 2007).

It is not correct to argue that the refusal to counter-charge by PRRD was because if he does, would compel him to produce evidence to prove that Trillanes was lying. Said argument is flawed and against the grain of ordinary reality and assails common sense. Thus, it is enough for PRRD to ignore the allegation of Trillanes because he is not under obligation to disprove what has not been proved.

Trillanes’ allegation is just a fractured syntax that for a President of the Philippines, the accusation without proof only produced much waste of his valuable time. Like what Napoleon Bonaparte said: “Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.” Besides, this accusation should really have no place in a judicial record. They cannot persuade; they do but irritate. What is worse, they are symptomatic of defects in the upbringing and the character of the person making the accusation which must be remedied.

The conclusion therein that “Therefore, Senator Trillanes is not lying” is likewise frivolous because in truth and in fact, Trillanes is lying through his teeth. The herein imputations which are lacking plausible support but only based on the opinion of Trillanes who has a considerable animus against PRRD should be fittingly treated for what they are — mere accusations founded on speculation and conjecture, if not sheer temerity. Otherwise, it would open the Pandora's box of abuse and anybody would be at the mercy of the shrewd, the sinister, and the disgruntled who could very easily vent their rancor against them through the mere expedient of hurling unsubstantiated — worse, even malicious and prevaricated — claims.