The document outlines the jurisdiction of various Philippine courts. The Supreme Court has jurisdiction over cases involving only questions of law and automatic review of criminal cases with the harshest penalties. The Court of Appeals hears appeals from trial courts. The Sandiganbayan hears anti-graft cases involving high-ranking officials. Regional Trial Courts hear most criminal cases involving penalties over six years and cases involving lower-ranking officials. First-level courts hear minor criminal cases involving penalties of six years or less and violations of local ordinances.
The document outlines the jurisdiction of various Philippine courts. The Supreme Court has jurisdiction over cases involving only questions of law and automatic review of criminal cases with the harshest penalties. The Court of Appeals hears appeals from trial courts. The Sandiganbayan hears anti-graft cases involving high-ranking officials. Regional Trial Courts hear most criminal cases involving penalties over six years and cases involving lower-ranking officials. First-level courts hear minor criminal cases involving penalties of six years or less and violations of local ordinances.
The document outlines the jurisdiction of various Philippine courts. The Supreme Court has jurisdiction over cases involving only questions of law and automatic review of criminal cases with the harshest penalties. The Court of Appeals hears appeals from trial courts. The Sandiganbayan hears anti-graft cases involving high-ranking officials. Regional Trial Courts hear most criminal cases involving penalties over six years and cases involving lower-ranking officials. First-level courts hear minor criminal cases involving penalties of six years or less and violations of local ordinances.
All cases where only errors or questions of law are involved;
automatic review of criminal cases where reclusion perpetua is imposed by the RTC or Sandiganbayan (we don't have the death penalty anymore;) all criminal cases from the RTC or Sandiganbayan whose penalties are life imprisonment or reclusion perpetua and those which, even if they're not punished with those penalties, came from the same occurrence or were committed by the accused on the same occasion.
2.) The CA
Appeals from the RTC, including cases of automatic review.
3.) The Sandiganbayan
Violations of the Anti-graft Law and other offenses committed
by public officials in relation to their office if their salary grade is G 27 or higher and over private individuals collaborating with these officials as principals, accomplices or accessories.
regardless of the fine; but if the penalty is only a fine, if it's more than Php4,000.00; crimes where the accused is a public official or private individual working with him with a salary grade lower than G 27, or if the crime wasn't committed in relation to the office of the official; family courts cases; and, all cases decided by the first-level courts. 5.) The First-level courts (MTC, MCTC, MTCC, MeTC)
All violations of city and municipal ordinances committed
within their jurisdictions; all crimes punishable by imprisonment of 6 years or less, regardless of fine and other penalties or if the penalty is only a fine that is Php4,000.00 or less; crimes involving damage to property through criminal negligence regardless of the fine; and, all offenses where the accused is a public official with salary grade less than G 27 or any private person collaborating with him, or if the crime wasn't committed in relation to his office.
Also the first-level courts can entertain applications for bail if