Jurisdiction in Civil Cases

1.

SUPREME COURT
A.
ORIGINAL
i.
EXCLUSIVE
Petitions for certiorari, prohibition or mandamus against the:
a.
Court of Appeals
b.
Commission on Elections
c.
Commission on Audit
d.
Sandiganbayan
ii.
CONCURRENT
a.
With the Court of Appeals
Petitions for certiorari, prohibition or mandamus against the:
a.
Regional Trial Court
b.
Civil Service Commission
c.
Central Board of Assessment Appeals
d.
Court of Tax Appeals
e.
Other quasi-judicial agencies
f.
National Labor Relations Commission
Petition for Writ of Kalikasan and Continuing Mandamus
b.
With the Court of Appeals and Regional Trial Court and
Sandiganbayan
a.
Petitions for certiorari, prohibition or mandamus against courts
of the first level and other bodies; and
b.
Petitions for habeas corpus and quo warranto
c.
Petition for Continuing mandamus pursuant to the Rules of
Procedure for Environmental Cases.
d.
Petition for Writ of Amparo and
e.
Petition for Writ of Habeas Data
c.
With the Regional Trial Court
a.
Actions against ambassadors, other public ministers and
consuls
B.
APPELLATE
Petitions for review on certiorari against the:
i.
Court of Appeals
ii.
Sandiganbayan
iii.
Court of Tax Appeals en banc
iv.
Final Judgement or order in a Writ of Amparo or Habeas Date case and
v.
Regional Trial Court in cases involving:
a.
the constitutionality or validity of a treaty, international or executive
agreement, law, presidential decree, proclamation, order, instruction,
ordinance or regulation
b.
the legality of a tax, impost, assessment, toll or a penalty in relation
thereto;
c.
the jurisdiction of a lower court and
d.
pure errors or questions of law

2.

COURT OF APPEALS

A.

ORIGINAL
EXCLUSIVE
Actions for annulment of judgments of the Regional Trial Court
ii.
CONCURRENT
iii.
a.
With the Supreme Court
a.
Petitions for certiorari, prohibition or mandamus against the:
a.
Regional Trial Court
b.
Civil Service Commission
c.
Central Board of Assessment Appeals
d.
Court of Tax Appeals
e.
Other quasi-judicial agencies
f.
National Labor Relations Commission
b. Petition for Writ of Kalikasan and Continuing Mandamos pursuant to the
Rules of procedure for Environmental Cases.
c.
With the Supreme Court, Sandiganbayan and Regional Trial
Court
a.
a.
Petitions for certiorari,
prohibition or mandamus against courts of the first level and
other bodies
b.
Petitions for habeas corpus and quo warranto
c.
Petition for Continuing Mandamos pursuant to the
Rules of procedure for Environmental Cases.
d.
Petition for Writ of Amparo and Habeas Data
i.

B.

APPELLATE
ORDINARY APPEALS from the
a.
Regional Trial Court
a.
except in cases exclusively appealable to the Supreme Court
b.
Family Courts, Family Courts and Special Commercial Courts
ii.
APPEAL BY PETITION FOR REVIEW from:
a.
Court of Tax Appeals
b.
Civil Service Commission
c.
Central Board of Assessment Appeals
d.
Securities & Exchange Commission
e.
Land Registration Authority
f.
Social Security Commission
g.
Office of the President
h.
Civil Aeronautics Board
i.
Bureaus under the Intellectual Property Office
j.
National Electrification Administration
k.
Energy Regulatory Board
l.
National Telecommunications Commission
m.
Department of Agrarian Reform under R.A. 6657
n.
GSIS
o.
Employees Compensation Commission
p.
Agricultural Inventions Board
q.
Insurance Commission
r.
Philippine Atomic Energy Commission
s.
Board of Investments
t.
Construction Industry Arbitration Commission
u.
Any other quasi-judicial agency, instrumentality, board or commission
in the exercise of its quasi-judicial functions, such as voluntary arbitrator
iii.
PETITIONS FOR REVIEW from the Regional Trial Court
in cases appealed from the lower courts
i.

3.

REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS

A.
ORIGINAL

i.

EXCLUSIVE
a.
Actions wherein the subject matter is not capable of pecuniary
estimation
b.
Actions involving title to or possession of real property or an interest
therein, where the assessed value of such property exceeds PhP 50,000.- in
Metro Manila, or Php 20, 000.00 outside Metro Manila
a.
except forcible entry and unlawful detainer
c.
Actions in admiralty and maritime jurisdiction where the demand or
claim exceeds PhP 300,000, outside Metro Manila- [in Metro Manila: PhP
400,000.-] exclusive of interest, damages, attorneys fees, litigation
expenses and costs.
d.
Matters of probate, testate or intestate, where the gross value of the
estate exceeds PhP 300,000, outside Metro Manila, and in Metro Manila: PhP
400,000.
e.
Actions involving marriage and marital relations
f.
Cases not within the exclusive jurisdiction of any court, tribunal, person
or body exercising judicial or quasi-judicial functions
g.
Other cases where the demand or the value of the property exceeds
PhP 300,000 outside Metro Manila and in Metro Manila: PhP 300,000.-]
exclusive of interest, damages, attorneys fees, litigation expenses
and costs
h.
Actions for annulment of MTC judgments
i.
Actions for recognition and enforcement of arbitration agreement,
vacation or modification of arbitration award, application for arbitration
award and supervision
j.
Citizen suit

ii.

CONCURRENT
a.
With the Supreme Court
a.
Actions affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and
consuls
b.
Petitions for certiorari, prohibition, mandamus, habeas corpus,
injunction and other ancillary writs in aid of its appellate jurisdiction
including quo warranto arising in cases falling under EO Nos. 1, 2, 14,
14-A ( PCGG cases for recovery of ill-gotten wealth)
b.
With the Supreme Court & the Court of Appeals
a.
Petitions for certiorari, prohibition and mandamus against the
lower courts and bodies
b.
Petitions for habeas corpus and quo warranto
c.
Petition for Continuing Mandamus pursuant to the Rules of
Procedure for Environmental Cases
c.
With the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and
Sandiganbayan
d. Petition for writ of amparo and habeas data
APPELLATE
a. All cases decided by MTCs in their respective territorial jurisdictions
b. Final judgments, resolutions or orders of MTC whether in the exercise of their
original or appellate jurisdiction (RA 8042) over crimes and civil cases falling
within the original exclusive jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan but which were
committed by public officers below SG 27

iii.

4.

METROPOLITAN, MUNICIPAL & MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURTS

A.
ORIGINAL
(1) Actions involving personal property valued are not more than PhP
400,000 in Metro Manila, and PhP 300,000, outside Metro Manila
i.

EXCLUSIVE
(2) Actions demanding sums of money not exceeding PhP 400,000 in
Metro Manila and PhP 300,000 outside Metro Manila, exclusive of interest,
damages, attorneys fees, litigation expenses and costs
(3) Actions in admiralty and maritime jurisdiction where the demand or
claim does not exceed PhP 400,000 in Metro Manila and PhP 300,000 outside
Metro Manila, exclusive of interest, damages, attorneys fees, litigation
expenses and costs
(4) Probate proceedings (testate or intestate), where the gross value of
the estate does not exceed PhP 400,000 in Metro Manila and PhP 300,000
outside Metro Manila
(5) Forcible entry and unlawful detainer cases, provided that in cases
where defendant raises the question of ownership and the question of
possession cannot be resolved without deciding on the issue of ownership,
the issue of ownership shall be resolved only to determine the issue of
possession

ii.

iii.

iv.

(6) Actions involving title to or possession of real property, or any interest

therein, where the assessed value does not exceed PhP 20,000.- [in Metro
Manila: PhP 50,000, exclusive of interest, damages, attorneys fees,
litigation expenses and costs
(7)Provisional remedies where the principal action is within their
jurisdiction
DELEGATED
Cadastral or land registration cases covering
a.
lots where there is no controversy or opposition
b.
contested lots where the value of which does not exceed P100,000.SPECIAL
Petitions for habeas corpus or application for bail in criminal cases in the absence
of all Regional Trial Court Judges in the province or city
SUMMARY PROCEDURE
a.
Forcible entry and unlawful detainer cases, irrespective of the
amount of damages or unpaid rentals sought to be recovered but
attorneys fees shall not exceed Php 20, 000.00
b.
All other court cases except probate proceedings, where the total claim
does not exceed Php 200, 000 in Metro Manila or Php 100, 000.00 outside
Metro Manila, .- exclusive of interest and costs
c.
Small Claims cases where the amount of the claim for payment or
reimbursement of money does not exceed Php 200, 000, exclusive of
interest and costs.