JURISDICTION

Supreme Court

CIVIL CRIMINAL
Exclusive
Original Petitions for certiorari, prohibition Petition for certiorari, prohibition
and mandamus against the CA, and mandamus against the CA and
COMELEC, COA, CTA, Sandiganbayan. the Sandiganbayan

Disciplinary proceedings against

members of the Bar and court
personnel (ROC, Rule 56)

Concurrent With the RTC: With the CA:

Original Cases affecting ambassadors, other Petitions for certiorari, prohibition
public ministers and consuls and mandamus against the RTCs.

With the CA: With the CA & RTC:

1. Petitions for certiorari, Petitions for certiorari, prohibition
prohibition or mandamus and mandamus against the MTCs.
against the RTC, CSC, Central
Board of Assessment Appeals,
NLRC, Other quasi-judicial
agencies
2. Petitions for a Writ of
Kalikasan

Within the RTC & CA:

1. Petitions for Habeas Corpus
2. Petitions for Quo Warranto
3. Petitions for certiorari,
prohibition or mandamus
against inferior courts and
other bodies

With the RTC, CA & Sandiganbayan

1. Petitions for a Writ of Amparo
2. Petitions for a Writ of Habeas
Corpus

Appellate a)Appellate jurisdiction by way of By Petition for Review on

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petition for review on certiorari Certiorari:

(appeal by certiorari under Rule 45) 1. From the CA
against CA, CTA en banc, 2. From the Sandiganbayan
Sandiganbayan, 3. From the RTC where only an
error or question of law is
b) RTC on pure questions of law involved
Note: While the Fundamental Law
c) Cases involving the requires a mandatory review by the
constitutionality or validity of a law SC of cases where the penalty
or treaty, international or executive imposed is RECLUSION PERPETUA.
agreement, law, presidential decree, LIFE IMPRISONMENT or DEATH,
proclamation, order, instruction, nowhere however has it proscribed
ordinance or regulation, legality of a an intermediate review. If only to
tax, impost, assessment, toll or ensure utmost circumspection before
penalty, jurisdiction of a lower court; the penalty of death, reclusion
and perpetua, or life imprisonment is
imposed, the Court now deems it
d) CTA in its decisions rendered en wise and compelling to provide in
banc these cases a review by the CA before
the case is elevated to the SC. (People
vs Mateo, GR No. 147678-87, July 7,
2004)
Exceptions Exceptions in which factual issues
may be resolved by the Supreme
Court:

(a) When the findings are grounded

entirely on speculation, surmises or
conjectures;
(b) When the inference made is
manifestly mistaken, absurd or
impossible;
(c) When there is grave abuse of
discretion;
(d) When the judgment is based on
misapprehension of facts;
(e) When the findings of facts are
conflicting;
(f) When in making its findings the
CA went beyond the issues of the
case, or its findings are contrary to
the admissions of both the appellant
and the appellee;
(g) When the findings are contrary to
the trial court;
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(h) When the findings are

conclusions without citation of
specific evidence on which they are
based;
(i) When the facts set forth in the
petition as well as in the petitioners
main and reply briefs are not
disputed by the respondent;
(j) When the findings of fact are
premised on the supposed absence of
evidence and contradicted by the
evidence on record; ad
(k) When the Court of Appeals
manifestly overlooked certain
relevant facts not disputed by the
parties, which, if properly considered,
could justify a different conclusion.

COURT OF APPEALS

CIVIL
EXCLUSIVE Actions for annulment of
ORIGINAL judgements of the RTC
CONCURRENT With the SC:
1. Petitions for certiorari,
prohibition or mandamus
against the RTC,CSC,Central
Board Assessment Appeals,
NLRC, Other quasi-judicial
agencies
2. Petitions for a Writ of
Kalikasan
CRIMINAL
Crimes of Terrorism under the
Human Security Act of 2007
With the SC:
Petitions for certiorari, prohibition
and mandamus against the RTCs
With the SC & RTC:
Petitions for certiorari, prohibition
and mandamus against the MTCs

With the SC & RTC

1. Petitions for Habeas Corpus
2. Petitions for Quo Warranto
3. Petitions for Certiorari,
prohibition or mandamus
against inferior courts and
other bodies

With the RTC, SC &

Sandiganbayan

1. Petitions for a Writ of
Amparo
2. Petitions for a Writ of Habeas
Data
APPELLATE 1. By way of ordinary appeal
from the RTC and Family
Courts
2. By way of Petition for Review
from the RTC rendered in the
exercise of its appellate
jurisdiction
3. By way of Petition for Review
from the decisions,
resolutions, orders or awards
of the CSC, Office of the
Ombudsman in
administrative disciplinary
and other bodies mentioned
in Rule 43
4. Exclusive appellate
jurisdiction by way of
ordinary appeal over
decisions of the MTCs in
cadastral or land registration
cases pursuant to its
delegated jurisdiction
REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS
CIVIL
EXCLUSIVE If the gross value, claim or
ORIGINAL demand:
EXCEEDS PHP 300,000 (OUTSIDE
METRO MANILA)
EXCEEDS PHP 400,000 (METRO
MANILA)
1. Actions involving personal
property depending on the
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By Notice of Appeal:
1. From the RTC in the exercise
of its original jurisdiction,
except those appealable to the
Sandiganbayan
2. From the RTC where penalty
imposed is reclusion perpetua
or life imprisonment or where
a lesser penalty is imposed but
for offenses committed on the
same occasion or which arose
out of the same occurrence
that gave rise to the more
serious offenses for which the
penalty of death, reclusion
perpetua or life imprisonment
is imposed
By Automatic Review
(No Notice of Appeal Necessary)
From the RTC, in cases where the
death penalty is imposed
By Petition for Review under Rule
42:
From the RTC in cases appealed
thereto from lower courts and not
appealable to the Sandiganbayan
CRIMINAL
8. Criminal cases not within the
exclusive jurisdiction of any
court, tribunal or body, except
those falling under the
exclusive and concurrent
jurisdiction of the
Sandiganbayan
9. Offenses which penalty

value of the property
2. Admiralty and maritime
cases depending on the
amount of demand or claim
3. Probate Proceedings (testate
or intestate) depending on
the gross value of the estate
4. Demand for money
depending on the amount
Note: Exclusive of INTEREST,
DAMAGES OF WHATEVER KIND,
ATTORNEYS FEES, LITIGATION
EXPENSES AND COSTS (IDALEC),
the amout of which must be
specifically alleged. However,
although IDALEC are excluded in
determining the jurisdiction of the
court, these items however, shall be
included in the determination of the
filing fees
Note: The exclusion of the term
damages of whatever kind in
determining jurisdictional amount
applies to cases where the damages
are MERELY incidental to or a
consequence of the main cause of
action. However in cases where the
claim for damages is the main cause
of action, or one of the causes of
action, the amount of such claim
shall be considered in determining
the jurisdiction of the court
Note: The totality of all claims
embodied in one complaint shall be
the test in determining the
jurisdiction whether the claims
arise out of the same or different
transactions, or whether they
belong to the same or different
persons
If the assessed value or interest in
5
EXCEEDS 6 YEARS
IMPRISONMENT
10. If penalty is only fine
EXCEEDS Php 4, 000.
11. Criminal cases under specific
laws:
a) Written defamation
b) Jursidiction of designated
courts over cases in
violation of the CDDA
c) Violation of Intellectual
Property Rights
12. All cases on Money
Laundering except those
falling under the jurisdiction
of the Sandiganbayan
FAMILY COURT- Criminal cases
where:
1. One or more of the accused
is/are below 18 years of age
but not less than 9 years of age
2. Where one of the victims is a
minor at the time of the
commission of the offense
3. Cases against minors
cognizable under the
Dangerous Drugs Act
4. Violations of RA7610 (Special
Protection of Children against
Child Abuse, Exploitation and
Discrimination Act as
amended by RA 7658)
5. Cases of Domestic Violence
against Women and Children
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of the REAL PROPERTY

EXCEEDS PHP 20, 000 (OUTSIDE
METRO MANILA)
EXCEEDS PHP 50,000 (METRO
MANILA)

Note: Assessed valuation of

property plays an important role in
determining the jurisdiction of the
court only if the property involved
is REAL PROPERTY. If the involved
property is PERSONAL PROPERTY,
the bases if jurisdiction of the court
is the valuation alleged by the
plaintiff in the complaint.

5. Actions the subject matter of

which is INCAPABLE OF
PECUNIARY ESTIMATION

Where the basic issue is something

other than the right to recover a
sum of money, or the money claim is
merely incidental to the principal
relief, the action is incapable of
pecuniary estimation (Russel v.
Vestil, GR No. 119347, March 17,
1999)

Note: Annulment of Judgements of

the RTC is also an action which is
incapable of pecuniary estimation
BUT is cognizable by the CA by
express mandate of BP129. In other
words, all actions which are
incapable of pecuniary estimation is
cognizable by the RTC EXCEPT
Annulment of judgments of the RTC.

6. Cases not within the

exclusive jurisdiction of any
court, tribunal, person or
body exercising judicial or
quasi-judicial functions
(General Jurisdiction of RTC)
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7. Under Sec 5.2 of the

Securities and Regulations
Code to hear and decide:
a) Cases involving Devices
or schemes employed by
or any acts of the board of
directors, business
associates, its officers or
partnership amounting to
fraud or
misrepresentation
b) Controversies arising out
of intra-corporate or
partnership relations
c) Controversies in the
elections or
appointments of
directors, trustees,
officers or managers of
corporations, partnership
or associations
d) Petitions of corporations,
partnerships or
associations to be
declared in a state of
suspension of payments
CONCURRENT With the SC:
Actions affecting ambassadors,
public ministers and consuls

With the SC &CA

1. Petitions for Habeas Corpus
2. Petitions for Quo Warranto
3. Petitions for certiorari,
prohibition or mandamus
against inferior courts and
other bodies

With the SC, CA & Sandiganbayan

1. Petitions for A Writ of
Amparo
2. Petitions for a Writ of Habeas
Data

With Insurance Commissioner

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Single claim not exceeding Php 5,

000,000 (Insurance Code, as
amended by RA 10607, Sec. 439)
APPELLATE All cases decided by the MTCs in All cases decided by the MTCs in their
their respective territorial respective territorial jurisdiction
jurisdiction except decisions of
lower courts in the exercise of
delegated jurisdiction
SPECIAL The SC may designate certain To handle exclusively criminal cases
branches of RTC to handle as designated by the Supreme Court
exclusively criminal cases, juvenile
and domestic relations cases,
agrarian cases urban land reform
cases not falling under the
jurisdiction of any quasi-judicial
bodies and agencies and/or such
other special cases as the SC may
determine in the interest of speedy
and efficient administration of
justice

MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS

CIVIL CRIMINAL
EXCLUSIVE If the gross value, claim or demand 1. Offenses punishable with
ORIGINAL DOES NOT EXCEED PHP 300,000 imprisonment NOT
(OUTSIDE METRO MANILA) EXCEEDING 6 YEARS
DOES NOT EXCEED PHP 400,000 irrespective of the
(METRO MANILA) amount of fine, and
1. Actions involving personal regardless of other
property depending on the value imposable accessory or
of the property other penalties, including
2. Admiralty and maritime cases the civil liability arising
depending on the amount of from offenses or
demand or claim predicated thereon,
3. Probate Proceedings (testate or irrespective of kind,
intestate) depending on the gross nature , value or amount
value of the estate thereof
4. Demand for money depending on
the amount 2. If penalty is only fine-
NOT MORE THAN
Note: Exclusive of INTEREST, DAMAGES PHP4,000
OF WHATEVER KIND, ATTORNEYS FEES,
LITIGATION EXPENSES AND COSTS 3. Offenses involving
(IDALEC), the amout of which must be damage to property
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specifically alleged. However, although through criminal

IDALEC are excluded in determining the negligence
jurisdiction of the court, these items
however, shall be included in the 4. Those covered by the
determination of the filing fees Rule on Summary
Procedure:
Note: The exclusion of the term damages a) Violations of traffic
of whatever kind in determining laws, rules and
jurisdictional amount applies to cases regulations
where the damages are MERELY b) Violation of Rental law
incidental to or a consequence of the main c) Violations of
cause of action. However in cases where municipal or city
the claim for damages is the main cause of ordinances
action, or one of the causes of action, the d) Violations of BP22
amount of such claim shall be considered e) All other criminal
in determining the jurisdiction of the cases where the
court penalty is
imprisonment not
Note: The totality of all claims embodied exceeding 6months
in one complaint shall be the test in and/or Php1,000 fine
determining the jurisdiction whether the irrespective of other
claims arise out of the same or different penalties or civil
transactions, or whether they belong to liabilities arising
the same or different persons therefrom
f) Offenses involving
damage to property
through criminal
If the assessed value or interest in the negligence where the
REAL PROPERTY imposable fine does
DOES NOT EXCEED PHP 20,000 not exceed Php 10,000
(OUTSIDE METRO MANILA)
DOES NOT EXCEED PHP 50, 000
(METRO MANILA)

1. Inclusion and Exclusion of Voters

2. Cases falling under the 1991 Rule
on Summary Procedure
a) Forcible Entry and Unlawful
Detainer irrespective of the
amount of damages or unpaid
rentals sought to be recovered
b) Other civil cases, except
probate proceedings, where
the total amount of the
plaintiffs claim DOES NOT
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EXCEED PHP100,000 or DOES

NOT EXCEED PHP 200,000
(METRO MANILA) exclusive of
interests and costs (as
amended AM NO. 02-11-09-SC
effective November 25, 2002)

3. Cases falling under 2016 Revised

Rules of Procedure for Small
Claims Cases Applicable in all
actions that are purely civil in
nature where the claim or relief
prayed for by the plaintiff is solely
for payment or reimbursement of
sum of money

The claim or demand may be:

a) For money owed under the
ff:
i) Contract of Lease
ii) Contract of Loan
iii) Contract of Services
iv) Contract of Sale
v) Contract of Mortgage
b) For liquidated damages
arising from contracts
c) The enforcement of
barangay amicable
settlement or an arbitration
award involving money
claims overed by this Rule
pursuant to Sec. 417 of
RA7160 aka the Local
Government Code of 1991
4. Petition for Habeas Corpus or
application for bail in criminal
cases in the absence of all RTC
judges in the province or city.

In the absence of all the RTC

judges, any MTC judge in the
province or city where the absent
RTC judges sit, may hear and
decide:
1. Petitions for a Writ of Habeas
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Corpus
2. Applications for bail in criminal
cases

CONCURRENT -
APPELLATE -
SPECIAL Applications for bail in criminal
cases in the absence of all RTC
judges in a province or city