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JURISDICTION SUPREME COURT (SC) COURT OF APPEALS (CA) REGIONAL TRIAL COURT (RTC)
1. Demand for money
1. Petitions for Certiorari, Prohibition & Mandamus
- Actions for annulment of judgments of th RTC exceeding P300,000 - outside MM
against:
exceeding P400,000 - w/in MM
a. Court of Appeals (CA)
b. Commission on Elelctions (ComElec) 2. Admiralty and maritime cases, the value of the
c. Commission on Audit (CoA) demand or claim:
d. Sandiganbayan exceeding P300,000 - outside MM
e. Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) exceeding P400,000 - w/in MM
3. Actions invovling Personal property, the FMV of
2. 'Disciplinary proceedings against members of the which:
Bar and court employees exceeding P300,000 - outside MM
exceeding P400,000 - w/in MM
4. Probate proceedings (testate/intestate), gross
value of the estate:
exceeding P300,000 - outside MM
exceeding P400,000 - w/in MM
NOTE: EXCLUSIVE of INTEREST, DAMAGES (of whatever kind), ATT
EXPENSES & COSTS (IDALEC), the amount of which must be SPECIFIC
although IDALEC are excluded in determining the jurisdiction of the court, these
included in the determination of the filing fees. (BP 129 as amended)
NOTE: The exclusion of the term "damages of whatever kind" in determining ju
BP 129 as amendedby RA 7691 applies to cases where the damages are m
consequence of the main causeof action. However, in cases where the claim
cause of action, or one of the causes of action, the amount of such claim
determining the jurisdiction of the Court.
NOTE: The totality of all claims embodied in one complaint shall be the TEST i
whether the claims arise out of the same or different transactions, or whether th
different persons.
5. Actions involving title to or possession of real
property or any interest therein, the assessed
value of which:
exceeding P20,000 - outside MM
exceeding P50,000 - w/in MM
EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL
EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL 6. Action 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 vs Vestil|GR no. 119347|Mar 17, 1999)
NOTE: Annulment of judgements of the RTC is also
an action which is incapable of pecuniary estimation
BUT is cognizable ONLY by the the CA by express
mandate of BP 129. All actions which are incapable
of pecuniary estimation is cognizable by the RTC
except the annulment of judgments of the RTC.
With the CA: With the SC: With the CA & SC:
1. Petitions for Certiorari, Prohibition & Mandamus 1. Petitions for Certiorari, Prohibition & Mandamus
1. Petitions for Habeas Corpus
against: against:
a. Regional Trial Court (RTC) a. Regional Trial Court (RTC) 2. Petitions for Quo Warranto
b. Civil Service Commission (CSC) b. Civil Service Commission (CSC) 3. Petitions for Certiorari, Prohibtions & Mandamus
CONCURRENT d. National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) d. National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) 1. Petitions for Writ of Amparo
Note: While the Rules e. Other quasi-judicial agencies e. Other quasi-judicial agencies 2. Petitions for Writ of Habeas Data
provide for concurrent 2. Petitions for Writ of Kalikasan 2. Petitions for Writ of Kalikasan With the SC:
jurisdiction among the With the RTC & CA: With the RTC & SC: Cases affecting ambassadors, other public
RTC, CA & SC, the ministers & consuls
same is subject to th e
Doctrine of Hierarchy of
jurisdiction among the
RTC, CA & SC, the
same is subject to th e 1. Petitions for Habeas Corpus 1. Petitions for Habeas Corpus With the Insurance Commissioner:
Doctrine of Hierarchy of 2. Petitions for Quo Warranto 2. Petitions for Quo Warranto Single claim not exceeding P 5,000,000
Cour ts 3. Petitions for Certiorari, Prohibtions & Mandamus 3. Petitions for Certiorari, Prohibtions & Mandamus
against inferior courts and other bodies against inferior courts and other bodies
With the RTC, CA & Sandiganbayan: With the RTC, SC & Sandiganbayan:
1. Petitions for Writ of Amparo 1. Petitions for Writ of Amparo
2. Petitions for Writ of Habeas Data 2. Petitions for Writ of Habeas Data
With the RTC:
Cases affecting ambassadors, other public
ministers & consuls
1. Ordinary appeal from the RTC and the Family
- Petitions for review on Certiorari against:
Courts
2. Petition for Review from the RTC rendered in the
1. Court of Appeals (CA)
exercise of its appellate jurisdiction
2. Sanidganbayan
3. RTC on pure questions of law 3. Petition for Review from the decisions,
4. In cases involving the constitutionality/validity of resolutions, orders or awards of the:
All cases decided by the MTC in their respective
a treaty, international agreement or executive a. Civil Service Commission (CSC)
APPELLATE territorial jurisdiction except decisions of lower
agreement, law, presidential decree, proclamation, b. Office of the Ombudsman in administrative courts in the exercise of delegated jurisdiction.
order, instruction, ordinance or regulation, legality of disciplinary
c. Other bodies mentioned in Rule 43
a tax, impost, assessment, toll or penalty,
jurisdiction of the lower court
5. Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) EnBanc 4. Exclusive appellate jurisdiction by way of
Ordinary appealover decisions of the MTCs in
cadastral/land registration cases pursuant to its
delegated jurisdiction
The SC may designate certain branches of RTC to
handle exclusively criminal cases, juvenile and
domestic relation cases, agrarian cases, urban land
reform cases not falling under the jurisdiction of any
SPECIAL XXXXX XXXXX
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.
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1. Labor Standards
enforcement cases under Art
128 (Visitorial & Enforcement
1. Complaints and petitions
Powers)
involving the registration or
a. Cases involving inspection
cancellation of registration of
1. Inter-union disoutes AKA of establishments to
1. Unfair Labor Practice 1. Petition for injunction in federations, national unions,
representation / certification determine compliance wth
(ULP) ordinary labor disputes industry unions, trade union
eletion conflicts labor standards (Visitorial
centers and their local
Powers)
chapters, affiliates and
b. Cases involving issuance
member organizations
of compliance orders and
writs of execution
(Enforcement Powers)
7. INTER-UNION/INTRA-
UNION /OTHER RELATED
LABOR RELATIONS
7. Money claims arising out DISPUTE:
of ER-EE relationships or by a. Petitions for cancellation of
virtue of any law or contract, registration of independent
involving claims for actual, unions, local chapters and
moral, exemplary and other workers' associations
forms of damages, as well as b. Petitions for
employment termination of deregistrations of CBAs
OFWs c. Request for examination of
books of accounts of said
labor organizations under Art
274 (Visitorial Powers)
2. from POEA
2. All decisions originaing
2. Cases decided by the a. Recruitment violations and
from the DOLE RD in the
DOLE Regional Directors other related cases
APPELLATE involving small money claims
cases falling under their
(administrative in character)
original jurisdiction as
under Art 129 b. Disciplinary action cases
enumerated
and other special cases