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jurisdiction to
issue
writs
of mandamus,
corpus, and quo warranto, and auxiliary writs or processes, whether or not in aid of its
appellate jurisdiction (concurrent with SC and RTCs)
2. EXCLUSIVE original jurisdiction over actions for annulment of judgments of RTCs.
3. EXCLUSIVE appellate jurisdiction over all final judgments, decisions, resolutions, orders
or awards of RTCs and quasi-judicial agencies, bodies, or commissions,
EXCEPT those which fall within the appellate jurisdiction of the SC, namely:
a. COMELEC;
b. Commission on Audit;
c. Sandiganbayan.
corpus and injunction which may be enforced in any part of their respective regions
(concurrent with SC and CA).
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In
actions
affecting
ambassadors
and
other
public
ministers
and
Over offenses committed NOT in relation with public office with imprisonment
JURISDICTION
8369)
OF
THE
Family Courts shall have exclusive original jurisdiction to hear and decide the
following cases:
Criminal cases where:
One or more of the accused is below eighteen (18) years of age but not less than nine (9)
years of age, OR
One or more of the victims is a minor at the time of the commission of the offense.
Provided, That if the minor is found guilty, the court shall promulgate sentence and
ascertain any civil liabilitywhich the accused may have incurred. The sentence, however,
shall be suspended without need of application pursuant to the "Child and Youth Welfare
Code";
Petitions for guardianship, custody of children, habeas corpus in relation to the latter;
Petitions for adoption of children and the revocation thereof;
Complaints [for]:
Annulment of marriage
Declaration of nullity of marriage
Those relating to marital status and property relations of:
Husband and wife OR
Those living together under different status and agreements, AND
Petitions for dissolution of conjugal partnership of gains;
Petitions for support and/or acknowledgment;
Summary judicial proceedings brought under the provisions of the "Family Code of the
Philippines";
Petitions for:
Declaration of status of children as
Abandoned
Dependent OR
Neglected children
Voluntary or involuntary commitment of children;
The suspension, termination, or restoration of parental authority and other cases
cognizable under "Child and Youth Welfare Code", Executive Order No. 56, (Series of
1986), and other related laws;
Petitions for the constitution of the family home;
Cases against minors cognizable under the Dangerous Drugs Act, as amended;
Violations of Republic Act No. 7610, otherwise known as the "Special Protection of
Children Against Child Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act," as amended by
Republic Act No. 7658; and
Cases of domestic violence against:
Women
Acts of gender based violence that results, or are likely to result in physical, sexual or
psychological harm or suffering to women; and other forms of physical abuse such as
battering or threats and coercion which violate a woman's personhood, integrity and
freedom of movement; AND
Children
Includes the commission of all forms of abuse, neglect, cruelty, exploitation, violence, and
discrimination and all other conditions prejudicial to their development.
If an act constitutes a criminal offense, the accused shall be subject to criminal
proceedings and the corresponding penalties.
If any question involving any of the above matters should arise as an incident in any
case pending in the regular courts, said incident shall be determined in that court.
Decisions and orders of the court shall be appealed in the same manner and subject to
the same conditions as appeals from the ordinary Regional Trial Courts.
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All offenses punishable with not more than 4 years 2 mos 1 day imprisonment,
irrespective of fine.
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3. ELECTION CASES
Offense of failure to register or failure to vote.
Election contests for barangay offices.
matter or
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Memoranda
Reply
Third-party complaints
ORIGINAL
Violations of:
Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act;
R.A. 1379 (An Act Declaring Forfeiture in Favor of the State of Any Property Found
to Have Been Unlawfully Acquired By Any Public Officer or Employee and Providing for
the Proceedings Therefor); or
Title VII, Chapter II, 2 of the RPC (i.e.,Articles 210-212 of RPC)
Where one or more of the accused are officials occupying the following positions in
the government, whether in a permanent, acting or interim capacity, at the time of the
commission of the offense:
Officials of the diplomatic service occupying the position of consul and higher;
Philippine army and air force colonels, naval captains, and all officers of higher rank;
Officers of the Philippine National Police while occupying the position of provincial
director and those holding the rank of senior superintendent or higher;
City and provincial prosecutors and their assistants, and officials and prosecutors in
the Office of the Ombudsman and special prosecutor;
mentioned in #1, in relation to their office, whether simple or complexed with other
crimes
Civil and criminal cases filed pursuant to and in connection with Executive
Order Nos. 1, 2, 14 and 14-A series of 1986.
B. EXCLUSIVE APPELLATE
If none of the principal accused are occupying positions of grade 27 or higher, original
jurisdiction will be with either the MTC or RTC; SB will exercise exclusive appellate
jurisdiction on said cases.
The procedure prescribed in BP Blg. 129, as well as the implementing rules that the
Supreme Court has promulgated and may hereafter promulgate, relative to
appeals/petitions for review to the Court of Appeals shall apply to appeals and petitions
for review filed with the Sandiganbayan.
C. NOTES:
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the public officers or employees, including those employed in GOCCs, shall be tried
jointly with said public officers and employees in the proper courts which shall exercise
exclusive jurisdiction over them.
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criminal action and the corresponding civil action for the recovery of civil liability arising
from the offense charged shall at all times be simultaneously instituted with, and jointly
determined in, the same proceeding by the Sandiganbayan or the appropriate court, and
no right to reserve the filing of such civil action separately from the criminal action shall
be recognized.
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a. Appealable to the SC by petition for review on certiorari raising pure questions of law
in accordance with Rule 45 of the Rules of Court;
b. If SB imposes penalty of reclusion perpetua or higher, the decision shall be appealable
to the SC by Notice of Appeal;
c. If penalty imposed is death, review by the Supreme Court shall be automatic, whether
or not the accused filed an appeal.
JURISDICTION OF THE COURT OF TAX APPEALS
EXCLUSIVE APPELLATE JURISDICTION over:
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duties, fees or other money charges; seizure, detention or release of property affected;
fines, forfeitures, or other matters arising penalties imposed in relation thereto; and other
matters arising under the Customs Law; and
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assessment and taxation of real property or other matters arising under the Assessment
Law.
Jao v. CA (reiterated in Bureau of Customs v. Ogario, March 2000)
RTCs are devoid of any competence to pass upon the validity or regularity of seizure and
forfeiture proceedings conducted by the Bureau of Customs and to enjoin or otherwise
interfere with these proceedings. The Collector of Customs sitting in seizure and
forfeiture proceedings hasexclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine all questions
touching on the seizure and forfeiture of dutiable goods.The Regional Trial Courts are
precluded from assuming cognizance over such matters even through petitions of
certiorari,
prohibition
or mandamus. The
proper
remedy is
to
appeal
to
the