SUPREME COURT COURT OF APPEALS RTC MeTC, MTC, MCTC

ORIGINAL 1. Cases affecting 1. Petitions for MPC 1. Cases affecting

ambassadors, other against RTC, NLRC, ambassadors, other public
public ministers and CSC, CBAA ministers and consuls
consuls (w/ RTC) 2. Petition for MPC-HQ 2. Petition for MPC-HQ and
2. Petitions for MPC (with RTC against inferior injunction
against RTC, NLRC, courts), and auxiliary
CSC, CBAA writs or processes,
3. Petition for MPC-HQ whether or not in aid of
(with RTC and CA its appellate jurisdiction
against inferior
courts)
4. Petition for Writ of
Amparo and Habeas
Data (RTC, CA and
Sandiganbayan)
EXCLUSIVE 1. Petition for MPC against 1. Actions for annulment PRAP-ME-JAD CP-FR
ORIGINAL (CA, CTA, CoA, Comelec, of judgments of the RTC 1. Incapable of pecuniary 1. Cases where gross,
Sandiganbayan estimation value, claim or demand
2. Disciplinary proceedings (expropriation, exceeds 100k/200k(MM) –
against members of the bar foreclosure?) now 300k/400k (MM)
2. Involves title or 2. Probate matters, both
possession of real testate and intestate,
property where where gross value of
assessed value more estate 100k and
than 20k/50k(MM) below/200k and
except actions for below(MM) – now – now
forcible entry and 300k and below/400k and
unlawful detainer below(MM)
3. Admiralty and maritime *exclusive of DIALEC
cases where demand **several claims: amount
more than of demand totality of
100k/200k(MM) – now claims
300k/400k ? (MM) 3. Forcible entry and
4. Probate matters, both unlawful detainer
testate and intestate, *issue of ownership shall
where gross value of be resolved only to

APPELLATE 1. Petition for review on
certiorari under Rule 45
against CA, RTC (questions
of law, CTA Sandiganbayan,
2. Constitutionality or validity
of treaty, international
agreement, executive
agreement, law, PD,
proclamation, order,
instruction, ordinance or
regulation, legality of a tax,
impst, assessment, toll or
penalty, jurisdiction of a
lower court
estate exceeds determine issue of
100k/200k(MM) – now possession
300k/400k(MM) 4.Involves title or
5. Marriage and marital possession of real property
relations where assessed value 20k
6. Not within exclusive and below/50k and
jurisdiction or any court, below(MM)
tribunal ,person or body *
7. Falling within exclusive 2. Forcible and unlawful
original jurisdiction of detainer cases
Juvenile and Domestic 3. Probate matters, both
Relations Court and testate and intestate,
Court of Agrarian where gross value of
Relations estate 100k and
8. Other cases where below/200k and
demand exceeds below(MM) – now – now
100k/200k(MM) – now 300k and below/400k and
300k/400k (MM) below(MM)
*value of property based
on assessed value of
adjacent lots
1. Ordinary appeal from 1. Cases decided by MeTC, n/a
RTC and Family Courts MTC, MCTC in their respective
2. Pet/R from RTC in territorial jurisdictions – based
exercise of its appellate on entire record of the
jurisdiction proceedings had in the court of
3. Pet/R from decisions, origin – decision of RTC
resolutions, orders or appealable to CA (error of
awards from CSC, fact/law)
Ombudsman, and other
quasi-judicial agencies
(including SEC, SSS,
ECC)
4. Ordinary appeal over
decisions of the MTCs in
cadastral or land
registration cases
 pursuant to its delegated
jurisdiction
SPECIAL n/a n/a 1. SC may designate to handle 1. In the absence of all
criminal cases, juvenile and RTC judges in a province
domestic relations cases, or city, MeTC, MTC,
agrarian cases, urban land MCTC may hear and
reform cases which do not fall decide petitions for writ of
under jurisdiction of quasi- habeas corups or
judicial bodies applications for bail
DELEGATED n/a n/a n/a 1. Cadastral cases
2. Land registration cases
*provided:
- no opposition
- if contested, value of lots
should not exceed 100k
-value to be ascertained by
affidavit of claimant or by
agreement of claimants, or
from tax declaration of
property
*cases appealable in the
same manner as decisions
of the RTC – therefore
decision is appealable to
CA
NOTES Shall have the power to try Criminal Cases: Not falling within Criminal cases (exclusive
cases and conduct hearings, exclusive jurisdiction of any court, original): Violations of city or
receive evidence, and perform tribunal, or body municipal ordinances, offenses
acts necessary to resolve punishable with imprisonment not
factual issues exceeding 6 years, irrespective of
the amount of fine. If damage to
property, exclusive original
jurisdiction.