Jurisprudence dictates that mere suspicion of guilt,

no matter how strong, should not sway judgment and

every evidence favoring the accused must be duly
considered.  1 Courts must judge the guilt or innocence of
the accused based on facts and not on mere conjectures,
presumptions or suspicions.2 
“The absence of evidence is the evidence of absence”

1
People v. Belocura, G.R. No. 173474, August 29, 2012
2
Crisostomo v. Sandiganbayan, G.R. No. 152398. April 14, 2005 citing People v. Legaspi, 387 Phil. 108
(2000)