Jurisdiction Jurisdiction
SUPREME COURT A. over cases Petition for CPM Section 5(2). Art XIII
affecting against:
ambassadors, other 1. CA Review, revise,
public ministers and 2. COMELEC reverse, modify, or
consuls (concurrent 3. COA affirm on appeal
with RTC) 4. Sandiganbayan or certiorari, as the law
B. and over petitions 5. CTA en banc or the Rules of Court
for CPMQH [Section 6. Ombudsman in may provide, final
5(1). Art XIII] criminal and non- judgments and orders
C. Petition for writ of administrative of lower courts in:
Amparo disciplinary cases
D. Petition for Habeas (a) All cases in which
Data the constitutionality or
E. Petition for validity of any treaty,
continuing international or
mandamus executive agreement,
F. Petition for writ of law, presidential
Kalikasan decree, proclamation,
(others concurrent order, instruction,
with CA,SB and ordinance, or
RTC) regulation is in
question.
1. CA (Rule 45)
2. Sandiaganbayan
(PD1606 as
amended by
RA7975 and 8249)
3. CTA en banc
(RA9282)
4. RTC (Rule 45)
5. Petition for writ of
amparo decided
by CA,SB, RTC(AM
7-9-12-SC)
6. Petition for Habeas
Data (AM 8-1-16-
SC)
REGIONAL TRIAL Section 21. BP129 CIVIL CASES(Sec. Section 22. BP129 Section 23. BP129
COURTS 19.BP 129, as
(1) In the issuance of amended by RA 7691) over all cases decided The Supreme Court
writs of CPMQHI by MTCs in their may designate certain
which may be "(1) In all civil actions in respective territorial branches of the
enforced in any part which the subject of jurisdiction Regional Trial Courts to
of their respective the litigation is handle exclusively:
regions; and incapable of Such cases shall be
pecuniary estimation; decided on the basis 1. criminal cases
(2) In actions affecting of the entire record of 2. juvenile and
ambassadors and "(2) In all civil actions the proceedings had domestic
other public ministers which involve the title in the court of origin relations cases
and consuls. to, or possession of, and such memoranda 3. agrarian cases
real property, or any and/or briefs as may 4. urban land
A. Petition for writ of interest therein, where be submitted by the reform cases
Amparo the assessed value of parties or required by which do not
B. Petition for Habeas the property involved the RTCs fall under the
Data exceeds Twenty jurisdiction of
C. Petition for thousand pesos quasi-judicial
continuing (P20,000,00) or, for civil bodies and
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mandamus actions in Metro agencies
Manila, where such 5. and/or such
value exceeds Fifty other special
thousand pesos cases as the
(P50,000.00) except Supreme Court
actions for forcible may determine
entry into and in the interest
unlawful detainer of of a speedy
lands or buildings, and efficient
original jurisdiction administration
over which is of justice.
conferred upon the
Metropolitan Trial
Courts, Municipal Trial
Courts, and Municipal
Circuit Trial Courts;
Criminal cases
(Section 20. BP129)
Other cases
1. intra-corporate
controversies
(Sec5.2
Securities and
Regulations
Code)
2. Special
Agrarian Court
a. Determina
tion of just
compensa
tion
b. Criminal
offenses
under RA
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3. Annulment of
MTC judgment
(Rule 47)
4. Civil cases for
infringement of
Copyright and
Unfair
competition(IP
Code)
5. Civil forfeiture
of monetary
instrument
(money
laundering
act)
b) Petitions for
guardianship, custody
of children, habeas
corpus in relation to
the latter;
c) Petitions for
adoption of children
and the revocation
thereof;
d) Complaints for
annulment of
marriage, declaration
of nullity of marriage
and those relating to
marital status and
property relations of
husband and wife or
those living together
under different status
and agreements, and
petitions for dissolution
of conjugal
partnership of gains;
f) Summary judicial
proceedings brought
under the provisions of
Executive Order No.
209, otherwise known
as the "Family Code of
the Philippines";
g) Petitions for
declaration of status
of children as
abandoned,
dependent o
neglected children,
petitions for voluntary
or involuntary
commitment of
children; the
suspension,
termination, or
restoration of parental
authority and other
cases cognizable
under Presidential
Decree No. 603,
Executive Order No.
56, (Series of 1986),
and other related
laws;
j) Violations of
Republic Act No. 7610,
otherwise known as
the "Special Protection
of Children Against
Child Abuse,
Exploitation and
Discrimination Act," as
amended by Republic
Act No. 7658; and
k) Cases of domestic
violence against:
1) Women - which
are acts of
gender based
violence that
results, or are likely
to result in
physical, sexual or
psychological
harm or suffering
to women; and
other forms of
physical abuse
such as battering
or threats and
coercion which
violate a woman's
personhood,
integrity and
freedom
movement; and
2) Children -
which include the
commission of all
forms of abuse,
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neglect, cruelty,
exploitation,
violence, and
discrimination and
all other
conditions
prejudicial to their
development.
METROPOLITAN TRIAL (Sec. 33, BP129, as Section 35. BP129 (Sec.34, BP129, as
COURTS, MUNICIPAL amended by RA 7691) amended by RA 7691)
TRIAL COURTS, AND Civil Cases In the absence of all hear and determine
MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT the RTC Judges in a cadastral or land
TRIAL COURTS "(1) Exclusive original province or city, any registration cases
jurisdiction over civil MTC Judge may hear covering lots
Metropolitan Trial actions and probate and decide petitions
Court- in each proceedings, testate for: 1. where there is
metropolitan area and intestate, no controversy
established by law, including the grant of 1. writ of habeas or opposition,
provisional remedies in corpus or
Municipal Trial Court-in proper cases, where 2. applications 2. contested lots
each of the other the value of the for bail in where the
cities or municipalities personal property, criminal cases value of which
estate, or amount of does not
the demand does not exceed P100k
Municipal Circuit Trial in the province or city
Court -in each circuit exceed One hundred where the absent
comprising such cities thousand pesos Regional Trial Judges
and/or municipalities (P100,000.00) or, in sit.
as are grouped Metro Manila where
together pursuant to such personal
law. AO33 property, estate, or
amount of the
demand does not
exceed Two hundred
thousand pesos
(P200,000.00),
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exclusive of interest,
damages of whatever
kind, attorney's fees,
litigation expenses,
and costs, the amount
of which must be
specifically alleged:
Provided, That interest,
damages of whatever
kind, attorney's fees,
litigation expenses,
and costs shall be
included in the
determination of the
filing fees: Provided,
further, That where
there are several
claims or causes of
actions between the
same or different
parties, embodied in
the same complaint,
the amount of the
demand shall be the
totality of the claims in
all the causes of
action, irrespective of
whether the causes of
action arose out of the
same or different
transactions;
Summary procedures
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in special cases:
1. forcible entry
and unlawful
detainer cases
2. those involving
violations of
traffic laws,
rules and
regulations
3. violations of
the rental law
4. and such other
cases requiring
summary
disposition as
the Supreme
Court may
determine
5. small claims
200k (Rules of
Procedure in
small claims
cases AM 8-8-
7)
SHARI'A DISTRICT Concurrent (a) All cases involving over all cases tried in
COURTS Jurisdiction with custody, guardianship, the Shari'a Circuit
PD1083 existing civil courts: legitimacy, paternity Courts within their
and filiation arising territorial jurisdiction
(a) Petitions by Muslims under this Code;
for the constitution of
a family home, (c) Petitions for the
change of name and declaration of
commitment of an absence and death
insane person to an and for the
asylum; cancellation or
correction of entries in
(b) All other personal the Muslim Registries
and real actions not mentioned in Title VI of
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mentioned in Book Two of this Code;
paragraph 1 (d)
wherein the parties (d) All actions arising
involved are Muslims from customary
except those for contracts in which the
forcible entry and parties are Muslims, if
unlawful detainer, they have not
which shall fall under specified which law
the exclusive original shall govern their
jurisdiction of the relations; and
Municipal Circuit
Court; and (e) All petitions for
mandamus,
(c) All special civil prohibition, injunction,
actions for certiorari, habeas
interpleader or corpus, and all other
declaratory relief auxiliary writs and
wherein the parties processes in aid of its
are Muslims or the appellate jurisdiction.
property involved
belongs exclusively to 2. settlement of estate
Muslims of deceased Muslims
(a) Marriage;
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(b) Divorce
recognized
under this
Code;
(c) Betrothal or
breach of
contract to
marry;
(d) Customary
dower (mahr);
(e) Disposition
and distribution
of property
upon divorce;
(f)
Maintenance
and support,
and
consolatory
gifts, (mut'a);
and
(g) Restitution
of marital
rights.
"5. Decisions of
the CBAA in
the exercise of
its appellate
jurisdiction over
cases involving
the assessment
and taxation of
real property
originally
decided by
the provincial
or city board of
assessment
appeals;
6. Decisions of
the SOF on
customs cases
elevated to
him
automatically
for review from
decisions of
the COC
which are
adverse to the
Government
under Section
2315 of the
Tariff and
Customs Code;
7. Decisions of
the Secretary
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of Trade and
Industry, in the
case of
nonagricultural
product,
commodity or
article, and the
Secretary of
Agriculture in
the case of
agricultural
product,
commodity or
article,
involving
dumping and
countervailing
duties under
Section 301
and 302,
respectively, of
the Tariff and
Customs Code,
and safeguard
measures
under Republic
Act No. 8800,
where either
party may
appeal the
decision to
impose or not
to impose said
duties.
CRIMINAL OFFENSES
1. Exclusive original
jurisdiction in tax
collection cases
involving final and
executory assessments
for taxes, fees,
charges and
penalties: Provided,
however, That
collection cases
where the principal
amount of taxes and
fees, exclusive of
charges and
penalties, claimed is
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less than One million
pesos (P1,000,000.00)
shall be tried by the
proper Municipal Trial
Court, Metropolitan
Trial Court and
Regional Trial Court.
2. Exclusive appellate
jurisdiction in tax
collection cases: