The document outlines the jurisdiction of various Philippine courts. It states that the Court of Appeals has original jurisdiction over writs and appellate jurisdiction over final judgments from regional trial courts and agencies. Regional trial courts have exclusive jurisdiction over civil cases involving property over 20,000 pesos or contracts, among other matters. Metropolitan, municipal, and circuit trial courts have jurisdiction over civil cases and probate involving amounts under 100,000 pesos.
The document outlines the jurisdiction of various Philippine courts. It states that the Court of Appeals has original jurisdiction over writs and appellate jurisdiction over final judgments from regional trial courts and agencies. Regional trial courts have exclusive jurisdiction over civil cases involving property over 20,000 pesos or contracts, among other matters. Metropolitan, municipal, and circuit trial courts have jurisdiction over civil cases and probate involving amounts under 100,000 pesos.
The document outlines the jurisdiction of various Philippine courts. It states that the Court of Appeals has original jurisdiction over writs and appellate jurisdiction over final judgments from regional trial courts and agencies. Regional trial courts have exclusive jurisdiction over civil cases involving property over 20,000 pesos or contracts, among other matters. Metropolitan, municipal, and circuit trial courts have jurisdiction over civil cases and probate involving amounts under 100,000 pesos.
The document outlines the jurisdiction of various Philippine courts. It states that the Court of Appeals has original jurisdiction over writs and appellate jurisdiction over final judgments from regional trial courts and agencies. Regional trial courts have exclusive jurisdiction over civil cases involving property over 20,000 pesos or contracts, among other matters. Metropolitan, municipal, and circuit trial courts have jurisdiction over civil cases and probate involving amounts under 100,000 pesos.
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MEMORIZE ♥♥♥
BP 129 as amended
Sec. 9. Jurisdiction. – The Court of Appeals shall Exercise:
1. Original jurisdiction to issue writs of mandamus, prohibition, certiorari, habeas corpus, and quo warranto, and auxiliary writs or processes, whether or not in aid of its appellate jurisdiction; 2. Exclusive original jurisdiction over actions for annulment of judgments of Regional Trial Courts; and 3. Exclusive appellate jurisdiction over all final judgments, resolutions, orders or awards of Regional Trial Courts and quasi-judicial agencies, instrumentalities, boards or commission, including the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Social Security Commission, the Employees Compensation Commission and the Civil Service Commission, Except those falling within the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court in accordance with the Constitution, the Labor Code of the Philippines under Presidential Decree No. 442, as amended, the provisions of this Act, and of subparagraph (1) of the third paragraph and subparagraph 4 of the fourth paragraph of Section 17 of the Judiciary Act of 1948. The court of Appeals shall have the power to try cases and conduct hearings, receive evidence and perform any and all acts necessary to resolve factual issues raised in cases falling within its original and appellate jurisdiction, including the power to grant and conduct new trials or Appeals must be continuous and must be completed within three (3) months, unless extended by the Chief Justice. (as amended by R. A. No. 7902)
Sec. 19. Jurisdiction in civil cases. – Regional Trial Courts shall exercise exclusive original jurisdiction.
"(1) In all civil actions in which the subject of the litigation is incapable of pecuniary estimation;
"(2) In all civil actions which involve the title to, or possession of, real property, or any interest therein, where the assessed value of the property involved exceeds Twenty thousand pesos (P20,000,00) or, for civil actions in Metro Manila, where such value exceeds Fifty thousand pesos (P50,000.00) except actions for forcible entry into and unlawful detainer of lands or buildings, original jurisdiction over which is conferred upon the Metropolitan Trial Courts, Municipal Trial Courts, and Municipal Circuit Trial Courts;
"(3) In all actions in admiralty and maritime jurisdiction where the demand or claim exceeds One hundred thousand pesos (P100, 000.00) or, in Metro Manila, where such demand or claim exceeds Two hundred thousand pesos (P200, 000.00);
"(4) In all matters of probate, both testate and intestate, where the gross value of the estate exceeds One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) or, in probate matters in Metro Manila, where such gross value exceeds Two Hundred thousand pesos (P200,000.00);
"(5) In all actions involving the contract of marriage and marital relations;
"(6) In all cases not within the exclusive jurisdiction of any court, tribunal, person or body exercising jurisdiction of any court, tribunal, person or body exercising judicial or quasi-judicial functions; "(7) In all civil actions and special proceedings falling within the exclusive original jurisdiction of a Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court and of the Court of Agrarian Relations as now provided by law; and
"(8) In all other cases in which the demand, exclusive of interest, damages of whatever kind, attorney's fees, litigation expenses, and costs or the value of the property in controversy exceeds One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) or, in such other cases in Metro Manila, where the demand exclusive of the abovementioned items exceeds Two Hundred thousand pesos (P200,000.00)."
Sec. 33. Jurisdiction of Metropolitan Trial Courts, Municipal Trial Courts and Municipal Circuit Trial Courts in Civil Cases. – Metropolitan Trial Courts, Municipal Trial Courts, and Municipal Circuit Trial Courts shall exercise:
"(1) Exclusive original jurisdiction over civil actions and probate proceedings, testate and intestate, including the grant of provisional remedies in proper cases, where the value of the personal property, estate, or amount of the demand does not exceed One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) or, in Metro Manila where such personal property, estate, or amount of the demand does not exceed Two hundred thousand pesos (P200,000.00), 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;
"(2) Exclusive original jurisdiction over cases of forcible entry and unlawful detainer: Provided, That when, in such cases, the defendant raises the questions of ownership in his pleadings and the question of possession cannot be resolved without deciding the issue of ownership, the issue of ownership shall be resolved only to determine the issue of possession; and
"(3) Exclusive original jurisdiction in all civil actions which involve title to, or possession of, real property, or any interest therein where the assessed value of the property or interest therein does not exceed Twenty thousand pesos (P20,000.00) or, in civil actions in Metro Manila, where such assessed value does not exceed Fifty thousand pesos (P50,000.00) exclusive of interest, damages of whatever kind, attorney's fees, litigation expenses and costs: Provided, That in cases of land not declared for taxation purposes, the value of such property shall be determined by the assessed value of the adjacent lots."
John C. Williams v. Andrew Consovoy Rolando Gomez-Rivera Rachel Torres-Chowaniec Ruby Washington Don E. Gibbons Kevin Mahoney New Jersey State Parole Board, 453 F.3d 173, 3rd Cir. (2006)
