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A plaintiff P sues defendant D for P420,000 based on a 'Security Agreement' dated 2017 that allegedly obligates D to pay the debt to P. P offers the Security Agreement as documentary evidence to prove (1) the existence of the debt and (2) the amount claimed. D testifies that he did not sign the Security Agreement and that it is forged; D offers no other evidence.   (a)Identify the controlling doctrine on burden of proof and burden of evidence under Rule 131, Sec. 1. (b)Distinguish who bears the burden of proof and who bears the burden of evidence in this scenario. (c)Apply the doctrine to the facts: who must prove the Security Agreement's authenticity, what standard applies, and what is the likely outcome if D's denial remains unsubstantiated.