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court (Section. 5, Article VIII, Constitution)

SUPREME COURT (Civil Cases) e. CTA en banc.
JURISDICTION
EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL COURT OF APPEALS (Civil Cases)
1. Petition for certiorari, prohibition or mandamus against EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL
the: 1. Actions for annulment of the judgment of the RTC.
a. Court of Appeals;
b. COMELEC; CONCURRENT WITH THE SUPREME COURT
c. Commission of Audit; 1. Petitions for certiorari, prohibition, or mandamus
d. Sandiganbayan against the RTC;
2. Petitions for a Writ of Kalikasan;
CONCURRENT WITH THE RTC; 3. Petitions for certiorari, prohibition, or mandamus
1. Cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers against the NLRC (but according to St. Martin Funeral
and consuls. Homes vs. CA, (G.R. No. 130886) case, the petition should
be filed with the CA instead of the SUPREME COURT.
CONCURRENT WITH THE COURT OF APPEALS;
1. Petition for certiorari, prohibition or mandamus against CONCURRENT WITH THE SUPREME COURT & RTC
the RTC; 1. Petitions for Habeas Corpus;
2. Petition for a Writ of Kalikasan. 2. Petitions for Quo Warranto;
3. Petitions for certiorari, prohibition or mandamus against
CONCURRENT WITH THE RTC & COURT OF APPEALS inferior courts and other bodies;
1. Petitions for Habeas Corpus;
2. Petitions for Quo Warranto; CONCURRENT WITH THE SUPREME COURT & RTC &
3. Petitions for Certiorari, prohibition or mandamus SANDIGANBAYAN
against inferior court and other bodies. 1. Petitions for a Writ of Amparo;
2. Petitions for a Writ of Habeas Data;
CONCURRENT WITH THE RTC & COURT OF APPEALS
& SANDIGAN BAYAN APPELLATE JURISDICTION
1. Petitions for a Writ of Amparo; 1. By way of ORDINARY APPEAL from the RTC and the
2. Petitions for a Writ of Habeas Data. FAMILY COURTS;
2. By way of PETITION FOR REVIEW from the RTC rendered
APPELLATE JURISDICTION in the exercise of its appellate jurisdiction;
1. By way of APPEAL BY CERTIORARI (Rule 45), against 3. By way of PETITION FOR REVIEW from the decisions,
the: resolutions, orders or awards of the:
a. Court of Appeals; a. Civil service commission;
b. SandiganBayan; b. Office of the Ombudsman in administrative
c. RTC on pure question of law; disciplinary cases;
d. In cases involving the constitutionality or validity of c. Other bodies mentioned in Rule 43;
a law or treaty, international agreement or executive
agreement, law, presidential decree, proclamation, order,
instruction, ordinance or regulation, legality of a tax,
4. EXCLUSIVE appellate jurisdiction over decisions of
the MTCs in cadastral or land registration cases pursuant
to its delegated jurisdiction
REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS (Civil Cases)
EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
1. The subject matter of which is not capable of
pecuniary estimations;
The basic issue in an action incapable of pecuniary
estimation is one other than the recovery of money. In this
kind of action, the money claim is merely incidental
(Singsong vs. Isabela Sawmill, 88 SCRA 623)
Note: Annulment of judgment of the RTC is also an action
which is incapable of pecuniary estimation but is
cognizable by the CA by express mandate of BP 129. In
other words, all actions which are incapable of pecuniary
estimation is cognizable by the RTC except annulment of
judgment of the RTC.
2. Involving title to or possession of real property or an
interest therein, where the assessed value of such
property EXCEEDS P20, 000 (outside Metro Manila),
or EXCEEDS P50, 000 (Metro Manila);
3. The demand or claim of which EXCEEDS P300, 000
(outside Metro Manila) or EXCEEDS P400, 000
(Metro Manila);
4. Actions in Admiralty or Maritime jurisdiction where
the demand or claim EXCEEDS P300, 000 (outside
Metro Manila) or EXCEEDS P400, 000 (Metro
Manila);
5. Matters of probate, testate or intestate, where the
gross value of the estate EXCEEDS P300, 000
(outside Metro Manila) or more than P400, 000
(Metro Manila);
6. Actions involving Personal Property valued at more
than P300, 000 (outside Metro Manila) or more
than P400, 000 (Metro Manila);
7. Cases NOT falling within the jurisdiction of any
court, tribunal, person or body exercising judicial or
quasi-judicial functions. (RTC court of Gen. Jurisdiction)
8. Civil actions and special proceedings falling within the
exclusive original jurisdiction of Juvenile and Domestic
Relations Court and of Court of Agrarian Relations
as now provided by law;
9. Under Sec. 5.2 of the Securities and Regulations
Code to hear and decide:
Devices or schemes employed by or any acts of
the board of directors, business associates, its
officers or partnership, amounting to fraud and
misrepresentation;
Intra-corporate controversies;
Controversies in the elections or appointments
of directors, trustees, officers or managers or
corporations, partnerships or associations;
Petitions of corporations, partnerships or
association to be declared in the state of
suspension of payments.
SPECIAL JURISDICTION
1. SC may designate certain branches of RTC to try
exclusively criminal cases, juvenile and domestic relations
cases, agrarian cases, urban land reform cases not falling
within the jurisdiction of any quasi-judicial body and other
special cases in the interest of justice.
CONCURRENT JURISDICTION WITH THE SUPREME
COURT
1. Actions affecting ambassadors, public ministers and
consuls.
CONCURRENT JURISDICTION WITH THE SC & CA
1. Petitions for Habeas Corpus;
2. Petitions for Quo Warranto;
3. Petitions for certiorari, prohibition or mandamus against
inferior courts and other bodies.
CONCURRENT JURISDICTION WITH THE SC & CA &
SANDIGAN BAYAN
1. Petitions for a Writ of Amparo;
2. Petitions for a Writ of Habeas Data;
APPELLATE JURISDICTION
1. All cases decided by the LOWER COURTS in their
respective territorial jurisdiction except decisions of lower
courts in the exercise of delegated jurisdiction.
MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT (Civil Cases)
EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
If the gross value, claim, or demand DOES NOT
EXCEED P300, 000 (Outside Metro Manila), or
EXCEEDS P400, 000 (Manila):
1. Actions involving personal property;
2. Admiralty and maritime cases;
3. Probate proceedings (testate or intestate) depending
on the gross value of the estate;
4. Demand for money;
If the ASSESSED VALUE or Interest in the Real Property
DOES NOT EXCEED
P20, 000 (outside Metro Manila), or EXCEEDS P50,
000 (Metro Manila)
5. Actions involving title to or possession of real property,
or any interest therein depending on the assessed value.
6. Inclusion and exclusion of voters
7. Those covered by the Rules on Summary Procedure;
a. Forcible entry and Unlawful detainer
With jurisdiction to resolve issue of ownership to
determine only the issue of possession;
Irrespective of the amount of damages or unpaid rentals
sought to be recovered;
Where attorneys fees are awarded, the same shall NOT
exceed P20, 000.
b. Other civil cases, except probate proceedings,
where the total amount of the plaintiffs claim
DOES NOT EXCEED P 100, 000 or DOES NOT EXCEED
P200, 000 in Metro Manila, exclusive of interest
and cost.
Note: Exclusive of Interest, Damages, of whatever kind,
Attorneys fees, Litigation Expenses, and Cost (Code:
IDALEC), the amount of which must be specifically alleged
but the filing fees thereon shall be paid.
Note: The exclusion of the term damages of whatever
kind applies to cases where the damages are merely
incidental to or a consequence of the main cause of
action. However, in cases where the claim for damages is
the main cause of action, or one of the causes of action,
the amount of such claim shall be considered in
determining the jurisdiction of the court.
SPECIAL JURISDICTION
1. Petitions for Habeas Corpus, OR application for
bail in criminal cases in the absence of all RTC
judges in the province or city.
DELEGATED JURISDICTION
1. May be delegated by the SC to hear cadastral or land
registration cases where there is NO controversy or
opposition over the land or in case of contested lands, the
value does NOT exceed P100, 000.
FAMILY COURTS
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
1. Petitions for guardianship, custody of children, habeas
corpus involving children (but the SC and the CA have not
been deprived of their original jurisdiction);
2. Petitions for adoption of children and the revocation
thereof;
3. Complaints for annulment and declaration of nullity of
marriage, matter relating to marital status and property
relations of husband and wife or those living together
under different status or agreement, and petitions for
dissolution of conjugal partnership of gains;
4. Support and/or acknowledgment;
5. Summary judicial proceedings under the Family Code;
6. Petition for declaration of status of children, voluntary
or involuntary commitment of children, matter relating to
parental authority and other cases cognizable under PD
603, E0 56 (SERIES OF 1996) and other related laws.
Under the Family Code, the family home is deemed
constituted, hence, no need for its constitution.
7. Special Provisional Remedies:
a. In cases of violence among the family members
living in the same domicile or household, the Family Court
may issue a restraining order against the accused or
defendant upon verified application by the complaint or
the victim for relief from abuse.
b. The court may order the temporary custody of
children in all civil actions for their custody, support
pendente lite, including deduction from the salary, and
use of conjugal home and other properties in all civil
actions for support.