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JURISDICTION OF PHILIPPINE COURTS

MeTC, MTC, MCTC, MuTC REGIONAL TRIAL COURT COURT OF APPEALS SUPREME COURT
Original Jurisdiction (OJ) Original Jurisdiction Original Jurisdiction Original Jurisdiction
A.Civil A.Civil A.Exclusive A.Exclusive
(1) Exclusive (EOJ) (1) Exclusive (1) Annulment of judgments of RTC Petitions under Rule 65 against:
o Actions involving personal property valued at o Other cases where demand or value of (2) Petitions under Rule 65 involving an act or omission o CA
not more than 300K/400K property in controversy exceeds 300K/400K of a quasi-judicial agency o COMELEC
o Actions demanding sum of money not o Actions in admiralty & maritime jurisdiction o COA
exceeding 300K/400K where demand/claim exceeds 300K/400K o Sandiganbayan
 Includes admiralty & maritime cases o Probate proceedings where gross value of o CTA en banc
o Probate proceedings where gross value of estate exceeds 300K/400K o Ombudsman in criminal and non-administrative
estate does not exceed 300K/400K o Actions involving title/possession of real disciplinary cases
o Actions involving title/possession of real property where assessed value exceeds
property where assessed value does not 20K/50K
exceed 20K/50K o Actions not capable of pecuniary estimation
o Provisional remedies in principal actions within o Cases not falling within EJ of any court,
their jurisdiction tribunal, person or body exercising judicial or
o Summary Procedure quasi-judicial functions
 Forcible entry and unlawful detainer o Under Securities & Regulation Code
 Irrespective of amount of damages or  Devices or schemes employed by the board
unpaid rentals sought to be recovered of directors, business associates, its officers
 Other cases where total of the claim does or partnership, amounting to fraud or
not exceed 100K/200K misrepresentation
o Inclusion and exclusion of voters  Controversies arising out of intra-corporate
(2) Delegated partnership relations
o Cadastral and land registration cases  Controversies in the election or appointment
 No controversy or opposition, and of directors, trustees, officers, or managers
 Contested lots valued at more than 100K of such corporation, partnership or
(3) Special association
o Petition for Habeas Corpus  Petition to be declared in a state of
 In the absence of all RTC judges suspension of payments
B.Criminal o Application for issuance of writ of search and
(1) Exclusive seizure in civil actions for infringement of
o Summary Procedure intellectual property
 Violations of traffic laws, rules and o Violations of Anti-Money Laundering Act
regulations B.Criminal
 Violations of rental law (1) Exclusive
 Violations of city/municipal ordinances o Not within the EJ of any court, tribunal, or body
committed w/in territorial jurisdiction  Offenses punishable with imprisonment of
 Offenses punishable with imprisonment of more than 6 years
not more than 6 months, or a fine not  Irrespective of fine
exceeding 1K, or both  Offenses not falling within EOJ of
 Regardless of other impossible Sandiganbayan
accessory or other penalties and civil  None of the accused is occupying a
liability arising therefrom position corresponding to salary grade
 Offenses involving damage to property “27” and higher
through criminal negligence where o Only penalty provided by law is a fine
imposable fine does not exceed 10K exceeding 4K
o Offenses punishable with imprisonment of not o Jurisdiction to impose the maximum and most
more than 6 years serious penalty imposable for an offense
 Irrespective of fine forming part of the complex crime
 Regardless of other impossible accessory

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or other penalties and civil liability arising
therefrom
 Have EOJ over Offenses involving damage
to property through criminal negligence
o Offenses not falling within EOJ of
Sandiganbayan
 None of the accused is occupying a
position corresponding to salary grade “27”
and higher
o Only penalty provided by law is a fine not
exceeding 4K
(2) Special
o Applications for bail
 In the absence of all RTC judges

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MeTC, MTC, MCTC, MuTC REGIONAL TRIAL COURT COURT OF APPEALS SUPREME COURT
Concurrent (in civil actions) Concurrent (in civil actions) B.Concurrent B.Concurrent
(1) With SC (1) With SC (1) With SC (1) With CA
o Petition for quo warranto insofar as barangay o Actions affecting ambassadors & other public o Petitions under Rule 65 against CSC o Petitions under Rule 65 against CSC
officials are concerned ministers and consuls o Petitions under Rule 65 against NLRC o Petitions under Rule 65 against NLRC
(2) With RTC (2) With SC and CA (2) With SC and RTC (2) With CA and RTC
o Application for Protection Order o Petitions for habeas corpus and quo warranto o Petitions for habeas corpus and quo warranto o Petitions for habeas corpus and quo warranto
(3) With SC, CA and Sandiganbayan: o Actions brought to prevent and restrain o Actions brought to prevent and restrain
o Petitions for writ of amparo and habeas data violation of laws concerning monopolies and violation of laws concerning monopolies and
o Petitions under Rule 65 combinations in restraint of trade combinations in restraint of trade
(4) With MeTC, MTC, MCTC (3) With SC, RTC and Sandiganbayan (3) With CA, RTC and Sandiganbayan
o Application for Protection Order o Petitions under Rule 65 relating to an act or o Petitions under Rule 65 relating to an act or
(5) With Insurance Commission omission of a MTC, or of a corporation, board, omission of a MTC, or of a corporation, board,
o Claims not exceeding 100K officer or person officer or person
o Petitions for writ of amparo and habeas data o Petitions for writ of amparo and habeas data
(4) With RTC
o Actions affecting ambassadors & other public
ministers and consuls
(5) With MTC
o Petition for quo warranto insofar as barangay
officials are concerned

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MeTC, MTC, MCTC, MuTC REGIONAL TRIAL COURT COURT OF APPEALS SUPREME COURT
Appellate Jurisdiction Appellate Jurisdiction Appellate Jurisdiction
All cases decided by lower courts in their respective A.Ordinary Appeal A.Ordinary Appeal
territorial jurisdiction. o From RTC From CA, in all cases involving offenses for which:
 In its exercise of OJ o Penalty imposed is reclusion perpetua or life
 On constitutional, tax, jurisdictional questions imprisonment, or
involving questions of facts which should be o Lesser penalty is imposed for offenses
appealed first to CA committed on the same occasion or which arose
 Penalty imposed is reclusion perpetua or life out of the same occurrence that gave rise to the
imprisonment more severe offense for which the penalty of
 Lesser penalty is imposed for offenses death is imposed
committed on the same occasion or which
arose out of the same occurrence that gave
rise to the more severe offense for which
imposed penalty is reclusion perpetua or life
imprisonment
o From Family Courts
o From MeTC, MTC, MCTC
 Land registration and cadastral cases
B.Petition for Review B.Petition for Review on Certiorari
o From CSC o From CA
o From RTC o From Sandiganbayan on pure questions of law
 In cases appealed from MeTC and MCTC, o From judgments or final orders of RTC (OJ)
which are not a matter of right  Constitutionality or validity of any treaty,
o From quasi-judicial agencies international or executive agreement, law,
o From NCIP presidential decree, proclamation, order,
o From Ombudsman instruction, ordinance or regulation is in
 In administrative disciplinary cases question
 Legality of any tax, impost, assessment or toll,
or any penalty imposed in relation thereto
 Jurisdiction of lower court is in issue
 Only error or question of law is involved
o From CTA
C.Petition for Certiorari C.Petition for Certiorari
o Against NLRC o Against COMELEC and COA
D. Automatic Review
o RTC imposed the death penalty

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