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ruled that mere denial cannot prevail over the positive testimony
of a witness. A mere denial, just like alibi, is a selfserving
negative evidence which cannot be accorded greater evidentiary
weight than the declaration of credible witnesses who testify on
affirma
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ous Drugs 19
Act of 1972 (Republic Act No. 6425), as
amended, and sentenced him to suffer the penalty of
reclusion perpetua and to pay a fine of P500,000, as well as
the costs of the suit.
Dissatisfied with the judgment, ABDUL interposed the
present appeal, alleging that the trial court erred in (1)
convicting him for violation of Section 16 of Article III of
the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972, as amended, despite
insufficiency of evidence and (2) admitting the evidence
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