ACCION

INTERDICTAL ACCION PUBLICIANA ACCION REINVINDICATORIA

Refers to the recovery of physical or actual

possession only (through a special civil Proposes to recover the right to possess and is a Seeks the recovery of ownership as
action either for forcible entry or unlawful plenary action in an ordinary civil proceeding. well as possession of realty.
detainer.)

MTC, regardless of the value of real property MTC or RTC, depending on the assessed value of MTC or RTC, depending on the value
and amount of damages or unpaid rentals. the real property. of the real property.

Must be brought within one year from the If at the time of the filing of the complaint, more
date of actual entry on the land, in case of than one year had elapsed since defendant had
forcible entry, and from the date of last turned plaintiff out of possession or defendant’s

demand, in case of unlawful detainer. The possession had become illegal, the action will be,
issue in said cases is the right to physical not one of the forcible entry or illegal detainer, but
possession. an accion publiciana.

If the dispossession is not alleged to take place by any of the means provided by Section 1,
Rule 70, or, if the dispossession allegedly took place by any of such means but the action is

not brought within one year from deprivation of possession, the action is properly a
plenary action of accion publiciana or accion de reivindicacion.

The basis is ownership, which

The basis is prior physical possession, which The basis is real right of possession, which prescribes in ten (10) years if
prescribes in one (1) year. prescribes in ten (10) years. possession is in good faith or in thirty
(30) years if possession is in bad faith.