JURISDICTION MTC RTC CA

A. CRIMINAL CASES
EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL violations of city or municipal all criminal cases not within the
ordinances exclusive jurisdiction of any court

all offenses punishable with

imprisonment not exceeding 6
years

B. CIVIL CASES
EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL a. civil actions In all civil actions incapable of Over actions for annulment of
b. probate proceedings, pecuniary estimation judgements of Regional Trial Courts
testate and intestate
c. The grant of provisional
remedies in proper cases
where the value of the
personal property, estate
or amount of the demand
is LESS THAN 100K
LESS THAN 200K if in
Metro Manila

Over cases of forcible entry and
unlawful detainer
In all civil actions which involve
title to, or possession of, real
property, or any interest therein
where the assessed value is LESS
In civil actions involving the title
to, or possession of, real property
where the assessed value is more
than 20K. More than 50K if in
Metro Manila.
Admiralty and maritime
jurisdiction where the claim
exceed 100k. In Metro Manila,
exceeding 200k
 THAN 20K. Less than 50K if in
Metro Manila
In all matters of probate, both
testate where the gross value of
the estate is more than 100k. In
Metro Manila, 200k

In all actions involving the

contract of marriage and marital
relations

In all cases not within the

exclusive jurisdiction of any court,
tribunal, person

In all other cases which the

demand exceeds 100k. In metro
manila, exceeding 200k

In all civil actions and special

proceedings falling within the
exclusive original jurisdiction of:
a. Juvenile and
Domestic
Relations Court
b. Courts of Agrarian
Relations

ORIGINAL The issuance of writs of certiorari, Issue writs of certiorari,

prohibition, mandamus, quo prohibition, mandamus, habeas
warranto, habeas corpus and corpus and quo warranto, and
injunction which may be enforced auxiliary writs or processes
in any part of their respective
 regions
In actions affecting ambassadors
and other public ministers and
consuls

EXCLUSIVE APPELLATE All final judgements, resolutions,

orders or awards of RTC and
quasi-judicial agencies,
instrumentalities, boards or
commission
a. Securities and
Exchange Change
Commission
b. Social Security
Commission
c. Employees
Compensation
Commission
d. Civil Service
Commission

APPELLATE Over cases decided by MTC