Supreme Court (SC) Court of Appeals Court of Tax Appeals Regional Municipal Family Courts Shari’a District Shari’a

Shari’a District Shari’a Circuit Courts

(CA) Trial Trial Courts
Courts Courts
(RTC) (MTC)
Original  Petitions for certiorari, Annulment of  Petitions for  All cases  All offenses under
and prohibition, and Judgments of RTC guardianship, custody involving PD 1083
Exclusive mandamus against; of children, and custody,  All civil actions and
Jurisdiction A. CA habeas corpus guardianship, proceedings
B. COA involving children; legitimacy, between parties
C. CTA  Petitions for the paternity and who are Muslims or
D. COMELEC adoption of children filiation arising have been married
E. Sandiganbayan and revocation under the Code in accordance w/ art
thereof; of Muslim 13 of PD 1083
 Complaints for Personal Laws involving relating to:
annulment of  All cases A. Marriage
marriage, declaration involving B. Divorce
of nullity of marriage, disposition, C. Betrothal or
and those relating to distribution, and breach of
status and property settlement of contract to
relations of husband the estate of marry
and wife or those deceased D. Custody dower
living together under Muslims E. Disposition and
different status and  Petitions for the Distribution of
agreements, and declaration of property upon
petitions for absence and divorce
dissolution of conjugal death and for F. Maintenance
partnership of gains; cancellation or and support,
 Petitions for support correction of and consolatory
and/or entries in the gifts
acknowledgment Muslim G. Restitution of
 Summary judicial Registries marital rights.
proceedings under the mentioned in  All cases involving
family code Title VI of Book disputes relative to
 Petitions for Two of the Code; communal
declaration of status of  All actions properties
children arising from
 Petitions for the customary
constitution of the contracts in
 family home which the
 Cases against minors parties are
cognizable under the Muslims
Dangerous Drug Act  All Petitions for
 Violation of RA 3610 mandamus,
 Cases of domestic Prohibition,
violence injunction,
certiorari,
habeas corpus,
and all the
auxiliary writs
processes in aid
of its appellate
jurisdiction
Original  Petitions for certiorari,  With the SC to
and prohibition, and issue writs of
Concurrent mandamus against; certiorari,
Jurisdiction a. RTC prohibition, and
b. Central Board of mandamus
Assessment Appeals against:
c. CSC a. RTC
d. NLRC b. CSC
 With the CA and RTC in c. Other
petitions for certiorari, quasi-
prohibition, and judicial
mandamus against lower agencies
courts and bodies, and in d. NLRC
petitions for quo warranto  With SC and
and habeas corpus RTC to issue
 With RTC in cases affecting writs of
ambassadors, public Certiorari,
ministers, and consuls prohibition, and
mandamus
against inter
courts and
bodies and also
writs of quo
warranto and
 habeas corpus

Appellate Petition for certiorari against

Jurisdiction the;
a. CA
b. RTC
c. Sandiganbayan
Exclusive  Ordinary appeal  Decisions/inaction of the
Appellate from the Commissioner of
jurisdiction judgment of Internal Revenue in
RTC and Family cases involving disputed
Court assessments, refunds of
 Petition for internal revenues taxes,
review from the fees or other charges,
decisions, penalties in relation
resolutions, thereto, or other
orders, or matters arising under
awards of the the National Internal
CSC Revenue Code or other
 Decision of laws administered by
Ombudsman the BIR
 Decision of MTC  Decisions/maters
in cadastral or
land
registration
cases