CIVIL 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

PROCEDURE
Judgment on the ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Pleadings
Summary Judgment ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Motion to Dismiss ✓ ✓ ✓
(Grounds) (Grounds) (Re:wrong venue)
(Remedies)
Judgment and Final ✓ ✓ ✓
Orders (Writ of execution to (Writ of Execution of
execute deed of sale) Final and Executory
Judgment)

Venue ✓ ✓ ✓
Annulment of ✓ ✓ ✓
Judgments or Final (Grounds) (Grounds and Periods
Orders or Resolutions to file)

Summons ✓ ✓ ✓
(Substituted) (Substituted)
(By publication)
Petition for Certiorari ✓ ✓ ✓

Verification and ✓ ✓
Certification Against
Forum Shopping

Modes of Appeal ✓ ✓
(Issues to be raised) (Appeal from CTA
(Appeal from and quasi-judicial
Judgment/Final Orders agencies to CA)
of MTC)

Preliminary ✓ ✓
Attachment
Unlawful Detainer ✓ ✓
 Judicial Affidavit ✓ ✓
(Contents)
Necessary Party ✓ ✓
Demurrer to Evidence ✓ ✓
(W/o leave of court)

Motion to Declare ✓ ✓
Defendant in Default

Preliminary Injunction ✓ ✓

Docket Fees ✓ ✓
Small Claims ✓ ✓
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SPECIAL 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

PROCEEDING

Writ of continuing ✓ ✓ ✓
mandamus
Writ of Kalikasan ✓ ✓ ✓
Cancellation or ✓ ✓
Correction of Entries
in Civil Registry

Writ of Amparo ✓ ✓
Writ of Habeas ✓ ✓
Corpus
Non-Joinder of Parties ✓ ✓
(Indispensable Parties)

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 CRIMINAL 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
PROCEDURE

Bail ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
(Nature) (Admission not bar in (As a matter of (As a matter of right
(In capital offenses) challenging arrest) Judicial discretion) before conviction)

Motion to quash ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
(Double Jeopardy) (Of (Rule 111 Sec 9) (Rule 117 Sec 7)
(Warrant of arrest) information:Grounds)

Warrantless Arrest ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
(Stop and Frisk) (Hot Pursuit) (Validity)
(Warrant of Arrest)
Examination of ✓ ✓ ✓
Witness (Of prosecution (One-day examination (Conditional)
witness) rule
(Child witness)
Motion for ✓ ✓
Reconsideration (15-day period to file)

Preliminary ✓ ✓
Investigation (When public (Request if info filed
prosecution conduct w/o P.I.)
inquest)
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EVIDENCE 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Privileged ✓ ✓ ✓
Communication (Physician-patient) (Doctor-patient) (Filial)
(Marital
communication)
(Marital
disqualification)
 Hearsay ✓ ✓ ✓
(Exceptions) (Dying Declaration)

Admission and ✓ ✓
Confessions (Res inter alios acta) (By third party)

Res Gestae ✓ ✓
Character evidence ✓ ✓

Best Evidence Rule ✓ ✓