-Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court

Original jurisdiction:
o (1) Cases affecting ambassadors, other public
minsters, and consuls
Exclusive original jurisdiction in petitions for certiorari,
prohibition, and mandamus against the:
o (1) CA
o (2) COMELEC
o (3) CoA
o (4) SB; and
o (5) CTA
Concurrent original jurisdiction with the CA in petitions
for certiorari, prohibition, and mandamus against the:
o (1) RTC
o (2) CSC
o (3) CBAA
o (4) NLRC; and
o (5) Other quasi-judicial agencies in Rule 43
o *This jurisdiction is subject to the doctrine of
hierarchy of courts
Concurrent original jurisdiction with the CA and the RTC
in petitions for:
o (1) Certiorari, prohibition, and mandamus against
lower courts and bodies
o (2) Quo warranto
o (3) Habeas corpus
o (4) Habeas data
o (5) Writ of amparo
Concurrent original jurisdiction with the RTC:
o (1) All actions affecting ambassadors, public
ministers, and consuls
o (2) Petitions for the issuance of writs of certiorari,
prohibition, mandamus, quo warranto, and habeas
corpus
o (3) Actions between the Roman Catholic Church and
the
municipalities/towns
or
the
Filipino
Independent Church for controversies as to title to,

ownership of, administration over, or possession of

hospitals, convents, cemeteries, or other properties
used in connection therewith
o (4) Actions brought by the government against the
Roman Catholic Church or vice-versa for title to or
ownership of hospitals, asylums, charitable
institutions, or any kind of property
o (5) Actions brought to prevent and restrain
violations of law concerning monopolies and
combinations in restraint of trade
Concurrent original jurisdiction with the IBP:
o (1) Disciplinary proceedings against members of
the judiciary and the bar
Appellate jurisdiction over the:
o A. RTC in the exercise of its original jurisdiction by
way of petition for review on certiorari (Rule 45) on
pure questions of law
o B. CA in its final judgments against the:
SB
COMELEC
CoA
Exclusive jurisdiction to review, revise, reverse, modify, or
affirm, on appeal, certiorari, or writ of error, as the law or
Rules may provide, final judgments and decrees of inferior
courts in:
o (1) All cases in which the constitutionality or
validity of any treaty, law, executive order,
ordinance, or regulation is in question
o (2) All cases involving the legality of any tax impost,
assessment, or toll, or any penalty imposed in
relation thereto
o (3) All cases in which the jurisdiction of any inferior
court is in issue
o (4) All criminal cases involving offenses for which
the penalty is death or life imprisonment; and those
involving other offenses which, although not so
punished, arose out of the same occurrence or
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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
is charged as principal, accomplice, or accessory, or
whether he has been tried jointly or separately
o (5) All cases in which the value in controversy,
exclusive of interests and costs exceeds 50K; or in
which involves or brings into question title to or
possession of real estate where the value thereof
exceeds 50K
o (6) All appeals in civil cases, even though the value
in controversy, exclusive of interest and costs, is
50K or less, where the evidence involved is the
same as the evidence submitted in an appeal case
within the exclusive jurisdiction of the SC
o (7) All other cases in which only errors or questions
of law are involved
-Jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals
Exclusive original jurisdiction:
o (1) Action for annulment of judgments of RTCs
Concurrent original jurisdiction with the SC in petitions
for certiorari, prohibition, and mandamus against the:
o (1) RTC
o (2) CSC
o (3) CBAA
o (4) NLRC; and
o (5) Other quasi-judicial agencies in Rule 43
Concurrent original jurisdiction with the SC and the RTC
in petitions for:
o (1) Certiorari, prohibition, and mandamus against
lower courts and bodies
o (2) Quo warranto
o (3) Habeas corpus
o (4) Habeas data
o (5) Writ of amparo
Exclusive appellate jurisdiction over the:

o
o
o
o
o
o
o

(1) RTC
(2) Family courts
(3) CSC
(4) Other quasi-judicial bodies in Rule 43
(5) OMB
(6) MTC
Except: Those falling within the appellate
jurisdiction of the SC in accordance with:
Constitution
Labor Code
BP 129

-Jurisdiction of the Regional Trial Courts

A. Civil cases
o Original jurisdiction:
(1) Issuance of writs of:
Certiorari
Prohibition
Mandamus
Quo warranto
Habeas corpus; and
Injunction
(2) All actions affecting ambassadors, other
public ministers, and consuls
*This is concurrent with the SC
o Exclusive original jurisdiction:
(1) All civil actions in which the subject of
the litigation is incapable of pecuniary
estimation
(2) All civil actions which involve the title to,
possession of real property, or any interest
therein, where the assessed value of the
property involved exceeds 20K outside
Metro Manila or 50K in Metro Manila
Except: Actions for forcible entry into
and unlawful detainer of lands or
buildings
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(3) All actions in admiralty and maritime

jurisdiction, where the demand or claim
exceeds 300K outside Metro Manila or 400K
in Metro Manila
(4) All matters of probate, whether testate or
intestate, where the gross value of the estate
exceeds 300K outside Metro Manila or 400K
in Metro Manila
(5) All actions involving the contract of
marriage and marital relations
(6) All cases not within the exclusive
jurisdiction of any court, tribunal, person, or
body exceeding jurisdiction of any court,
tribunal, person, or body exercising
judicial/quasi-judicial functions
(7) All civil actions and special proceedings
falling within the exclusive original
jurisdiction of Juvenile and Domestic
Relations Courts and of the Court of Agrarian
Relations
(8) All other cases in which the demand or
the value of the property in controversy,
exclusive of interest, damages of whatever
kind, attorneys fees, litigation expenses, and
costs exceeds 300K outside Metro Manila or
400K in Metro Manila
(9) All criminal cases falling within the
jurisdiction of Family Courts (AM 99-1-13SC)
o Appellate jurisdiction:
(1) All cases decided by the MeTC, MTC,
MCTC in their respective territorial
jurisdictions
B. Criminal cases
o Exclusive original jurisdiction:
(1) All cases not within the exclusive
jurisdiction of any court, tribunal, or body

Except: Cases falling under the exclusive and

concurrent jurisdiction of the SB
C. Special Jurisdiction to handle exclusively:
o (1) Criminal cases
o (2) Juvenile and Domestic Relations cases
o (3) Agrarian cases
o (4) Urban Land Reform cases which do not fall
under the jurisdiction of quasi-judicial bodies or
agencies
o (5) Other special cases as the SC may determine in
the interest of a speedy and efficient administration
of justice
o *This is upon designation of the SC

-Jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Trial Courts, Municipal Trial

Courts, and Municipal Circuit Trial Courts:
A. Civil cases
o Exclusive original jurisdiction:
(1) All violations of city/municipal
ordinances
committed
within
their
respective territorial jurisdiction
(2)
All
offenses
punishable
with
imprisonment not exceeding 6 years,
irrespective of the amount of fine and
regardless of other imposable accessory or
other penalties, including the civil liability
arising from such offense or predicated
thereon
(3) All offenses involving damage to
property through criminal negligence
Except: Cases falling within the exclusive
original jurisdiction of:
(1) RTCs; and
(2) The SB
B. Criminal cases
o Exclusive original jurisdiction:
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(1) All civil actions, probate proceedings,

whether testate or intestate, including the
grant of provisional remedies in proper
cases, where the value of the personal
property, estate, or amount the demand,
exclusive of interest, damages of whatever
kind, attorneys fees, litigation expenses, and
costs does not exceed 300K outside Metro
Manila or 400K in Metro Manila
(2) All cases of forcible entry and unlawful
detainer
(3) All civil actions which involve title to,
possession of real property, or any interest
therein, where the assessed valued of the
property involved, exclusive of interest,
damages of whatever kind, attorneys fees,
litigation expenses, and costs does not
exceed 20K outside Metro Manila or 50K in
Metro Manila
C. Delegated jurisdiction to hear and determine:
o (1) Cadastral cases or land registration cases, where
there is no controversy or opposition or where the
value of the contested lots does not exceed 100K
o *This is upon assignment by the SC
D. Special jurisdiction:
o (1) Petitions for a writ of habeas corpus
o (2) Applications for bail in criminal cases
o *This is in the absence of all the RTC judges in a
province/city
E. Summary Procedure jurisdiction to handle exclusively:
o (1) Forcible entry and unlawful detainer cases
o (2) Cases involving violations of traffic laws, rules,
and regulations
o (3) Cases involving violations of the rental law
o (4) Such other cases requiring summary disposition
as the SC may determine

o *This is upon designation of the SC in MeTCs and

MTCs with at least 2 branches
-Jurisdiction for Summary Procedures for the MeTC, MTCC, MTC,
and MCTC:
A. Civil cases
o (1) All cases of forcible entry and unlawful detainer,
irrespective of the amount of damages or unpaid
rentals sought to be recovered
o (2) All other cases, where the total amount of the
plaintiffs claim, exclusive of interests and costs,
does not exceed 100K outside Metro Manila and
200K in Metro Manila
Except: Probate proceedings
B. Criminal cases
o (1) Violations of traffic laws, rules, and regulations
o (2) Violations of the rental law
o (3) Violations of city/municipal ordinances
o (4) All other criminal cases where the penalty
prescribed by law for the offense charged is
imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or a fine not
exceeding 1K, or both, irrespective of other
imposable penalties or of the civil liability arising
therefrom
o (5) All offense involving damage to property
through criminal negligence, where the imposable
fine does not exceed 10K
-Jurisdiction for Small Claims Cases for the MeTC, MTCC, MTC, and
MCTC for cases involving payment of money, where the value of
the claim, exclusive of interests and costs does not exceed 100K:
(1) 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
(2) The civil aspect of criminal actions, either filed before
the institution of the criminal action or reserved upon the
filing of the criminal action in court
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*The claims or demands referred to may be for any of the

following:
o (1) For money owed under a:
Contract of lease
Contract of loan
Contract of services
Contract of sale
Contract of mortgage
o (2) For damages arising from:
Fault
Negligence
Quasi-contract
Contract
o (3) The enforcement of a barangay amicable
settlement or an arbitration award involving a
money claim

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