WEIGHT AND SUFFICIENCY OF EVIDENCE:

     under Rule 133 of the Rules of Court, is not determined mathematically by the numerical superiority of the witnesses testifying to a given fact. It depends upon its practical effect in inducing belief for the party on the judge trying the case. Consequently, in the hierarchy of evidentiary values, proof beyond reasonable doubt is at the highest level, followed by clear and convincing evidence, then by preponderance of evidence, and lastly by substantial evidence, in that order. (SIAO ABA ET AL. VS. ATTY. SALVADOR DE GUZMAN, JR., A.C. NO. 7649, DECEMBER 14, 2011, CARPIO, J.).