MeTC, MTC, MCTC, MuTC

Original Juridsiction
A. Civil
1) Exclusive (EOJ)
o Actions involving personal property valued at not
more than 300K/400K
o Actions demanding sum of money not exceeding
300K/400K
_Includes admiralty & maritime cases
o Probate proceedings where gross value of estate
Actions involving title/possession of real
property where assessed value does not
exceed 20K/50K
o Provisional remedies in principal actions
within their jurisdiction
o Summary Procedure
_Forcible entry and unlawful detainer

Irrespective of amount of damages or

unpaid rentals sought to be recovered
_Other cases where total of the claim does
not exceed 100K/200K
o Inclusion and exclusion of voters
(2) Delegated
o Cadastral and land registration cases
_No controversy or opposition, and
_Contested lots valued at more than 100K
(3) Special
o Petition for Habeas Corpus
_In the absence of all RTC judges
B.Criminal
(1) Exclusive
o Summary Procedure
_Violations of traffic laws, rules and
regulations
_Violations of rental law
_Violations of city/municipal ordinances

RTC

Original Jurisdiction
A. Civil
1) Exclusive
o Other cases where demand or
value of property in controversy
exceeds 300K/400K
o Actions in admiralty & maritime
jurisdiction where demand/claim
exceeds 300K/400K
o Probate proceedings where gross
value of estate exceeds 300K/400K
o Actions involving title/possession of
real property where assessed value
exceeds 20K/50K
o Actions not capable of pecuniary
estimation
o Cases not falling within EJ of any
court, tribunal, person or body
exercising judicial or quasi-judicial
functions
o Under Securities & Regulation
Code
_Devices or schemes employed
by the board of directors, business
associates, its officers or partnership,
amounting to fraud or
misrepresentation
_Controversies arising out of intracorporate partnership relations
_Controversies in the election or
appointment of directors, trustees,
officers, or managers of such
corporation, partnership or
association
_Petition to be declared in a state
of suspension of payments
o Application for issuance of writ of
search and seizure in civil actions for
infringement of intellectual property

Court of Appeals

Original Jurisdiction
A. Exclusive
A.Exclusive
(1) Annulment of judgments of RTC
(2) Petitions under Rule 65 involving
an act or omission of a quasi-judicial
agency

SC

Original Jurisdiction
A.

Exclusive

Petitions under Rule 65 against:

o CA
o COMELEC
o COA
o Sandiganbayan
o CTA en banc
o Ombudsman in criminal and nonadministrative disciplinary cases

committed w/in territorial jurisdiction

_Offenses punishable with imprisonment of
not more than 6 months, or a fine not exceeding
1K, or both

Regardless of other impossible accessory

or other penalties and civil liability arising
therefrom

Offenses involving damage to property

through criminal negligence where imposable
fine does not exceed 10K
o Offenses punishable with imprisonment of not
more than 6 years
_Irrespective of fine
_Regardless of other impossible accessory
or other penalties and civil liabilities arising
therefrom
o Have EOJ over offenses involving
damage to property through criminal
negligence
o Offenses not falling within EOJ of
Sandiganbayan
_None of the accused is occupying a position
corresponding to salary grade 27 and higher
o Only penalty provided by law is a fine not
exceeding 4K
(2) Special
o Applications for bail
_In the absence of all RTC judges

o Violations of Anti-Money
Laundering Act
B.Criminal
(1) Exclusive
o Not within the EJ of any court,
tribunal, or body
_Offenses punishable with
imprisonment of more than 6 years

Irrespective of fine
_Offenses not falling within EOJ of
Sandiganbayan

None of the accused is

occupying a position corresponding
to salary grade 27 and higher
o Only penalty provided by law is a
fine exceeding 4K
o Jurisdiction to impose the
maximum and most serious penalty
imposable for an offense forming part
of the complex crime

MeTC, MTC, MCTC, MuTC

Concurrent (in civil actions)
(1) With SC
o Petition for quo warranto insofar as
barangay officials are concerned

RTC
Concurrent (in civil actions)
(1) With SC
o Actions affecting ambassadors &
other public ministers and consuls

(2) With RTC

o Application for Protection Order

(2) With SC and CA

o Petitions for habeas corpus and quo
warranto
(3) With SC, CA and Sandiganbayan:
o Petitions for writ of amparo and
habeas data
o Petitions under Rule 65
(4) With MeTC, MTC, MCTC
o Application for Protection Order
(5) With Insurance Commission
o Claims not exceeding 100K

Court of Appeals
B.Concurrent
(1) With SC
o Petitions under Rule 65 against
CSC
o Petitions under Rule 65 against
NLRC

SC
B.Concurrent
(1) With CA
o Petitions under Rule 65 against
CSC
o Petitions under Rule 65 against
NLRC

(2) With SC and RTC

o Petitions for habeas corpus and quo
warranto
o Actions brought to prevent and
restrain violation of laws concerning
monopolies and combinations in
restraint of trade

(2) With CA and RTC

o Petitions for habeas corpus and quo
warranto
o Actions brought to prevent and
restrain violation of laws concerning
monopolies and combinations in
restraint of trade

(3) With SC, RTC and Sandiganbayan

o Petitions under Rule 65 relating to
an act or omission of a MTC, or of a
corporation, board, officer or person
o Petitions for writ of amparo and
habeas data

(3) With CA, RTC and Sandiganbayan

o Petitions under Rule 65 relating to
an act or omission of a MTC, or of a
corporation, board, officer or person
o Petitions for writ of amparo and
habeas data
(4) With RTC
o Actions affecting ambassadors &
other public ministers and consuls
(5) With MTC
o Petition for quo warranto insofar as
barangay officials are concerned

MeTC, MTC, MCTC,

MuTC

RTC
Appellate Jursidiction
All cases decided by lower
courts in their respective
territorial jurisdiction.

Court of Appeals

SC

Appellate Jursidiction
A.Ordinary Appeal
o From RTC
_In its exercise of OJ
_On constitutional, tax,
jurisdictional questions
involving questions of facts
which should be appealed
first to CA
_Penalty imposed is
reclusion perpetua or life
imprisonment
_Lesser penalty is
imposed for offenses
committed on the same
occasion or which arose out
of the same occurrence that
gave rise to the more
severe offense for which
imposed penalty is
reclusion perpetua or life
imprisonment
o From Family Courts
o From MeTC, MTC, MCTC
_Land registration and
cadastral cases
B.Petition for Review
o From CSC
o From RTC
_In cases appealed from
MeTC and MCTC, which
are not a matter of right
o From quasi-judicial
agencies
o From NCIP
o From Ombudsman
_In administrative
disciplinary cases

Appellate Jursidiction
A.Ordinary Appeal
From CA, in all cases
involving offenses for which:
o Penalty imposed is
reclusion perpetua or life
imprisonment, or
o Lesser penalty is imposed
for offenses committed on
the same occasion or which
arose out of the same
occurrence that gave rise to
the more severe offense for
which the penalty of death
is imposed
B.Petition for Review on
Certiorari
o From CA
o From Sandiganbayan
on pure questions of law
o From judgments or
final orders of RTC (OJ)
_Constitutionality or
validity of any treaty,
international or executive
agreement, law,
presidential decree,
proclamation, order,
instruction, ordinance or
regulation is in question
_Legality of any tax,
impost, assessment or toll,
or any penalty imposed in
relation thereto
_Jurisdiction of lower
court is in issue
_Only error or question
of law is involved
o From CTA

C.Petition for Certiorari

o Against NLRC
D. Automatic Review
o RTC imposed the death
penalty

C.Petition for
Certiorari
o Against COMELEC
and COA