4.

What court has jurisdiction over the petition to declare the law
unconstitutional?
The Supreme Court has the sole jurisdiction over the petition to declare the law
unconstitutional.
Republic act no. 5440, An Act Amending Sections Nine and Seventeen of the Judiciary Act of
1948:
Section 2. Section seventeen of the same Act, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 17. Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court shall have original jurisdiction over cases affecting
ambassadors, other public ministers, and consuls; and original and exclusive jurisdiction in petitions for the issuance
of writs of certiorari, prohibition and mandamus against the Court of Appeals.
"In the following cases, the Supreme Court shall exercise original and concurrent jurisdiction with Courts of First
Instance:
"1. In petition for the issuance of writs of certiorari, prohibition, mandamus, quo warranto, and habeas corpus; and
"2. In actions brought to prevent and restrain violations of law concerning monopolies and combinations in restraint
of trade.

"The Supreme Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction to review, revise, reverse, modify or affirm
on appeal, as the law or rules of court may provide, final judgments and decrees of inferior
courts as herein provided, in
"(1) All criminal cases involving offenses for which the penalty imposed is death or life imprisonment; and those
involving other offenses which, although not so punished, arose out of the same occurrence or which may have been
committed by the accused on the same occasion, as that giving rise to the more serious offense, regardless of
whether the accused are charged as principals, accomplices or accessories, or whether they have been tried jointly or
separately;
"(2) All cases involving petitions for naturalization or denaturalization; and
"(3) All decisions of the Auditor General, if the appellant is a private person or entity.

"The Supreme Court shall further have exclusive jurisdiction to review, revise, reverse,
modify or affirm on certiorari as the law or rules of court may provide, final judgments
and decrees of inferior courts as herein provided, in
"(1) All cases in which the constitutionality or validity of any treaty, law, ordinance, or
executive order or regulation is in question;
"(2) All cases involving the legality of any tax, impost, assessment or toil, or any penalty imposed in relation thereto;
"(3) All cases in which the jurisdiction of any inferior court is in issue;

"(4) All other cases in which only errors or questions of law are involved: Provided,
however, That if, in addition to constitutional, tax or jurisdictional questions, the cases
mentioned in the three next preceding paragraphs also involve questions of fact or mixed

questions of fact and law, the aggrieved party shall appeal to the Court of Appeals; and the
final judgment or decision of the latter may be reviewed, revised, reversed, modified or
affirmed by the Supreme Court on writ of certiorari; and
"(5) Final awards, judgments, decisions, or orders of the Commission on Elections, Court of Tax Appeals,
Court of Industrial Relations, the Public Service Commission and the Workmen's Compensation
Commission."

Moreover, According to the 1987 Constitution, Article VIII, Section 5, the Supreme Court
exercises the following powers:
1. Exercise jurisdiction over cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and
consuls, and over petitions for certiorari, prohibition, mandamus, quo warranto,
and habeas corpus.
2. Review, revise, reverse, modify, or affirm, on appeal or certiorari, as the law or
the Rules of Court may provide, final judgments and orders of the lower courts in:
All cases in which the constitutionality or validity of any treaty,
international or executive agreement, law, presidential decree,
proclamation, order, instruction, ordinance, or regulation is in
question;
All cases involving the legality of any tax, impost, assessment, or toll, or any
penalty imposed in relation thereto;
All cases in which the jurisdiction of any lower court is in issue;
All criminal cases in which the penalty imposed is reclusion perpetua or higher;
All cases in which only an error or question of law is involved;
3. Assign temporarily judges of lower courts to other stations as public interest may require.
Such temporary assignments shall not exceed six months without the consent of the judge
concerned.
4. Order a change of venue or place of trial to avoid a miscarriage of justice.
1. Promulgate rules concerning the protection and enforcement of constitutional rights, pleading,
practice, and procedure in all courts; the admission to the practice of law, the Integrated Bar; and
legal assistance to the underprivileged. Such rules shall provide a simplified and inexpensive
procedure for the speedy disposition of cases, shall be uniform for all courts the same grade, and
shall not diminish, increase or modify substantive rights. Rules of procedure of special courts and
quasi-judicial bodies shall remain effective unless disapproved by the Supreme Court.
2. Appoint all officials and employees of the Judiciary in accordance with the Civil Service Law
(Sec. 5 , id.).

sources: http://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1968/ra_5440_1968.html
http://www.gov.ph/about/gov/judiciary/