REMEDIAL LAW REVIEW I

ATTY. CHRISTIAN “Kit” VILLASIS

Quiz No. 1

Kindly answer the following questions in your notebook.

1. Differentiate Remedial law from Substantive law.

2. What is the rule-making power of the Supreme Court? What are its limitations?
3. Explain the following:
a. Liberal Construction principle
b. Power of the Supreme Court to amend and suspend the rules
c. Philippine Courts being both courts of law and equity
d. Principle of judicial hierarchy
e. Doctrine of judicial stability
f. Doctrine of primary jurisdiction
g. Doctrine of adherence to jurisdiction or principle of continuity of
jurisdiction
4. Define jurisdiction.
a. Jurisdiction over the parties
b. Jurisdiction over the subject matter
c. Jurisdiction over the res
d. Jurisdiction over the issues
5. How is jurisdiction acquired over the person of the plaintiff and the defendant?
Explain.
6. Differentiate jurisdiction from venue in civil and criminal cases.
7. Enumerate the jurisdiction of the following:
a. Supreme Court
b. Court of Appeals
c. Court of Tax Appeals
d. Sandiganbayan
e. Regional Trial Court
f. Family Courts
g. Metropolitan Trial Courts/Municipal Trial Courts
h. Shariah Couts
8. Explain the concept of Judicial Power.
9. What is a Court? Distinguish a Court from a Judge. What are the classification of
Courts in the Philippines?
10. What are the exceptions to the coverage of the Rules of Court?
11 Can we give retroactive effect to procedural rules? Explain
12. Study the following:
a. General Principles
b. Jurisdiction
c. Katarungan Pambarangay Law
d. Rules on Summary Procedure
e. 2016 Revised Rules of Procedure for Small Claims Cases
13. What are the cases covered by the Rules on Summary Procedure (RSP)?
14. What are the pleadings allowed under RSP?
15. What are the prohibited pleadings under RSP?
16. What is the effect of the absence of the parties during the Pre-trial?
17. What are the cases covered by the Katarungang Pambarangay law (P.D. 1508;
R.A. 7610 as amended)? What are the cases that are not required to undergo prior Barangay
Conciliation and Mediation?
18. Explain the rules on venue under the Katarungang Pambarangay law.
19. When may the parties execute a compromise agreement?
20. Can a compromise agreement be repudiated?
21. Explain the rules on execution of compromise agreement
22. Discuss the scope and applicability of The 2016 Revised Rules of Procedure for
Small Claims Cases (A.M. No. 08-8-7-SC).
23. How do we commence a Small Claims action? Enumerate the pleadings allowed
under the Rules on Small Claims.
24. Discuss the following rules on Small Claims cases:
a) Appearances
b) Hearing
c) Duty of the Judge
d) Finality of judgment
e) Post-judgment remedy
f) Execution