Jurisdiction MTC RTC CA Supreme Court Sandiganbayan CTA Shariah

1. Original Concurrent Concurrent Petition for constitution

of a family home,
change of name, and
commitment of an
insane person to an
asylum (inc. custody,
legitimacy)
Cases or actions Cases or actions All other personal and
affecting ambassadors affecting ambassadors real actions (inc
and other public and other public settlement of estates of
ministers and consuls ministers and consuls the deceased)
Concurrent1
Petitions for writs of Petitions for writs of Petitions for writs of Petitions for writs of
certiorari, prohibition, certiorari, prohibition, certiorari, prohibition, certiorari, prohibition,
and mandamus and mandamus and mandamus and mandamus
Petitions for habeas Petitions for habeas Petitions for habeas Petitions for habeas
corpus and quo corpus and quo corpus and quo corpus and quo
warranto warranto warranto warranto
Petitions for issuance Petitions for issuance of Petitions for issuance Petitions for issuance of
of writ of AMPARO writ of AMPARO of writ of AMPARO writ of AMPARO
Petitions for issuance Petitions for issuance of Petitions for issuance Petitions for issuance of
of writ of habeas data. writ of habeas data. of writ of habeas data. writ of habeas data.
Petition for writ of Petition for writ of Petition for writ of
continuing mandamus continuing mandamus continuing mandamus2
???? Petition for writ of Petition for writ of
Kalikasan Kalikasan
Petition for freeze order
on any monetary
instrument, property, or
proceeds relating to
unlawful activity
2. Exclusive civil actions incapable Petition for CPM Petition for CPM Petition for issuances of †ax collection cases
Original of pecuniary estimation against J-FO-R of against J-FO-R of CA, CPM HC Injunction in
Jurisdictio RTC,NLRC, Sec of S, CTA, Comelec, aid of its appellate
n Labor, POEA COA, CSC jurisdiction
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Subject to the Doctrine of Hierarchy of Courts and Transcendental Importance.
2
Less than P1 million to be tried by MTC and RTC
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Administrator
... title to or possession ... title to or possession Petition inc Quo
of real property where of real property where Warranto in connection
the assessed value the assessed value with EO 1, 2, 14, and
NOT EXCEEDING EXCEEDS P20,000 14-A issued in 1986
P20,000 (P50,000 (P50,000 MM)
MM)3, 4, 5, 6
.. admiralty and .. admiralty and Annulment of Violations of RA 3019
maritime jurisdiction not maritime jurisdiction Judgments of the RTC Anti-Graft and Corrupt
exceeding P300,000 exceeds P300,000 Practices Act7
(P400,000 MM) (P400,000 MM)
Civil and Criminal
Probate proceedings Probate Proceedings cases in connection
NOT exceedING exceeds P300,000 with EO 1, 2, 14, and
P300,000 (P400,000 (P400,000 MM) 14-A issued in 1986
MM)
Contract of Marriage or
Marital relations
as court of general
jurisdiction
Juvenile and Domestic
relations
Demand NOT Demand exceeds
exceedING P300,000 (P400,000
P300,000 (P400,000 MM)
MM)
3. Special in the absence of RTC Exclusive Original
Jurisdiction Judges Jurisdiction
Petition for habeas Family Court
corpus
Application for bail in
criminal cases
Commercial Court
3
Regardless of amount of damages
4
TOTALITY RULE
5
If there is a tenancy issue, MTC has no jurisdiction. DAR has jurisdiction. Provisional ownership will be determined by the court
6
To avoid issue of ownership, the owner should already provide proof of ownership.
7
Why was a private citizen like Napoles charged of violation of RA 3019 before Sandiganbayan? Principle of accession, i.e., the accessory follows the principal.
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IPR
Patent
Trademark
Unfair competition
imported merchandise
collective mark
copyright
4. Delegated Cadastral8 and Land
Jurisdictio registration cases9
n  covering lots where
there is no
controversy or
opposition,
 contested lots
where assessed
value does not
exceed P100,00010
5. Appellate Judgment and final
Jurisdiction orders of lower courts:

all cases in which the

constitutionality or
validity of any treaty,
international or
executive agreement,
law, presidential
decrees, proclamation
order, instruction,
ordinance, or
regulation IS IN
QUESTION
all cases involving the
legality of any tax,
impost, assessment, or
toll, or any penalty

8
Cadastral - at the instance of the government, conducts and survey lands to determine ownership. From (Homestead Patent, CLOA), the Mayor undertakes cadastral survey
9
Why MTC? Because people have easy access to MTC.
10
Proof of ownership: Title, RPT receipt, tax declaration, assessor's assessment. TITLE should be indefeasible, unalterable and imprescriptible.
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imposed in relation
thereto
all cases in which the
jurisdiction of any
lower court is in issue
all cases in which only
an ERROR or
QUESTION OF LAW is
involved.
6. Exclusive Decision and final order Final judgments,
Appellate of RTC in the exercise resolutions or orders of
Jurisdiction of its RTC in the exercise of
 ORIGINAL its
 APPELLATE  ORIGINAL
jurisdiction  APPELLATE
jurisdiction
Decision and final
orders of MTC over
land registration and
cadastral cases
... Shariah Distrcit
Courts in the absence
of S Appellate Courts
Awards, judgments,
final orders, or
resolution of quasi
judicial bodies (CSC,
SEC, OPR, LRA, SSS,
CAB, BPTT, NEA, ERB,
... (p273)
Decision of Decision of
Ombudsman in Ombudsman in
administrative cases11 criminal cases

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Ombudsman vs Liggayo