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Small Claims Steps
Small Claims Steps
a.) Form 1-SCC (this form may be different in another judicial region)
b.) Certification Against Forum Shopping
c.) Splitting a Single Cause of Action
d.) Multiplicity of Suits (Form 1-A-SCC)
e.) two (2) duly certified photocopies of the actionable document/s
f.) Affidavits of Witnesses and other relevant documents
Note:
The threshold amount in small claims cases is now One Million Pesos
(PHP1,000,000.00), regardless of whether the case is filed within or outside Metro
Manila.
Basis:
https://oca.judiciary.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/SMALL-CLAIMS-PAMPHLET.pdf
https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/26005/