JURISDICTION OF PHILIPPINE COURTS
MeTC, MTC, MCTC, MuTC
Original Jurisdiction (OJ)
A.Civil
(1) Exclusive (EOJ)
o Actions involving personal property valued at
not more than 300K/400K
o Actions demanding sum of money not
 Includes admiralty & maritime cases
exceeding 300K/400K
o Probate proceedings where gross value of
estate does not exceed 300K/400K
o Actions involving title/possession of real
property where assessed value does not
exceed 20K/50K
o Provisional remedies in principal actions within
their jurisdiction
 Forcible entry and unlawful detainer
o Summary Procedure
 Irrespective of amount of damages or
 Other cases where total of the claim does
unpaid rentals sought to be recovered
not exceed 100K/200K
o Inclusion and exclusion of voters
(2) Delegated
 No controversy or opposition, and
o Cadastral and land registration cases
 Contested lots valued at more than 100K
(3) Special
 In the absence of all RTC judges
o Petition for Habeas Corpus
B.Criminal
(1) Exclusive
 Violations of traffic laws, rules and
o Summary Procedure
 Violations of rental law
regulations
 Violations of city/municipal ordinances
 Offenses punishable with imprisonment of
committed w/in territorial jurisdiction
not more than 6 months, or a fine not
exceeding 1K, or both
 Regardless of other impossible
accessory or other penalties and civil
liability arising therefrom
 Offenses involving damage to property
through criminal negligence where
imposable fine does not exceed 10K
o Offenses punishable with imprisonment of not
 Irrespective of fine
more than 6 years
 Regardless of other impossible accessory
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Original Jurisdiction Original Jurisdiction Original Jurisdiction
A.Civil A.Exclusive A.Exclusive
(1) Exclusive (1) Annulment of judgments of RTC Petitions under Rule 65 against:
o Other cases where demand or value of (2) Petitions under Rule 65 involving an act or omission o CA
property in controversy exceeds 300K/400K of a quasi-judicial agency o COMELEC
o Actions in admiralty & maritime jurisdiction o COA
where demand/claim exceeds 300K/400K o Sandiganbayan
o Probate proceedings where gross value of o CTA en banc
estate exceeds 300K/400K o Ombudsman in criminal and non-administrative
o Actions involving title/possession of real disciplinary cases
property where assessed value exceeds
20K/50K
o Actions not capable of pecuniary estimation
o Cases not falling within EJ of any court,
tribunal, person or body exercising judicial or
quasi-judicial functions
 Devices or schemes employed by the board
o Under Securities & Regulation Code
of directors, business associates, its officers
or partnership, amounting to fraud or
 Controversies arising out of intra-corporate
misrepresentation
 Controversies in the election or appointment
partnership relations
of directors, trustees, officers, or managers
of such corporation, partnership or
 Petition to be declared in a state of
association
suspension of payments
o Application for issuance of writ of search and
seizure in civil actions for infringement of
intellectual property
o Violations of Anti-Money Laundering Act
B.Criminal
(1) Exclusive
 Offenses punishable with imprisonment of
o Not within the EJ of any court, tribunal, or body
more than 6 years
 Irrespective of fine
 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
exceeding 4K
o Jurisdiction to impose the maximum and most
serious penalty imposable for an offense
forming part of the complex crime
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or other penalties and civil liability arising

 Have EOJ over Offenses involving damage

therefrom

to property through criminal negligence

o Offenses not falling within EOJ of

 None of the accused is occupying a

Sandiganbayan

position corresponding to salary grade “27”

and higher
o Only penalty provided by law is a fine not
exceeding 4K
(2) Special

 In the absence of all RTC judges

o Applications for bail

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

 In its exercise of OJ
territorial jurisdiction. o From RTC From CA, in all cases involving offenses for which:

 On constitutional, tax, jurisdictional questions

o Penalty imposed is reclusion perpetua or life
imprisonment, or
involving questions of facts which should be o Lesser penalty is imposed for offenses
committed on the same occasion or which arose
 Penalty imposed is reclusion perpetua or life
appealed first to CA
out of the same occurrence that gave rise to the
more severe offense for which the penalty of
 Lesser penalty is imposed for offenses
imprisonment
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

 Land registration and cadastral cases

o From MeTC, MTC, MCTC

B.Petition for Review B.Petition for Review on Certiorari

o From CSC o From CA

 In cases appealed from MeTC and MCTC,

o From RTC o From Sandiganbayan on pure questions of law

 Constitutionality or validity of any treaty,

o From judgments or final orders of RTC (OJ)
which are not a matter of right
o From quasi-judicial agencies international or executive agreement, law,
o From NCIP presidential decree, proclamation, order,

 In administrative disciplinary cases

o From Ombudsman instruction, ordinance or regulation is in

 Legality of any tax, impost, assessment or toll,

question

 Jurisdiction of lower court is in issue

or any penalty imposed in relation thereto

 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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