Jurisdiction In Civil

C0ses
!. SUPREME COURT
○ ORIGINAL

◆ EXCLUSIVE

◆ Petitions for

certior'ri,
prohibition or
m'nd'mus
-g-inst the:
◆ Court of

Appe9ls
◆ Commissio

n on
Elections
◆ Commissio

n on Audit
◆ S9ndig9nb

9y9n
◆ CONCURRENT

◆ With the

Court of
Appe9ls
◆ Petitions for
certior'ri,
prohibition
or
m'nd'mus
-g-inst the:
◆ Region

9l Tri9l
Court
◆ Civil

Service
Commi
ssion
◆ Centr-l

Bo-rd
of
Assess
ment
Appe-l
s
◆ Court

of T9x
Appe9l
s
◆ Other
 qu-si-
judici-l
-genci
es
◆ N-tion-

l L-bor
Rel-tio
ns
Commi
ssion
◆ With the
Court of
Appe9ls
-nd
Region9l
Tri9l Court
◆ Petition

s for
certior'
ri,
prohibit
ion or
m'nd'
mus
 -g-inst
courts
of the
first
level
-nd
other
bodies;
-nd
◆ Petition

s for
h'be's
corpus
-nd
quo
w'rr'nt
o
◆ With the
Region9l
Tri9l Court
◆ Actions

-g-inst
-mb-s
s-dors,
 other
public
minister
s -nd
consuls
○ APPELLATE
Petitions for review
on certior'ri -g-inst
the:
◆ Court of

Appe9ls
◆ S9ndig9nb9y9

n
◆ Region9l Tri9l

Court in c-ses
involving:
◆ the

constitution
-lity or
v-lidity of -
tre-ty,
intern-tion-
l or
executive
 -greement,
l-w,
presidenti-l
decree,
procl-m-tio
n, order,
instruction,
ordin-nce
or
regul-tion
◆ the leg-lity
of - t-x,
impost,
-ssessment
, toll or -
pen-lty in
rel-tion
thereto;
◆ the
jurisdiction
of - lower
court
◆ only errors
or
 questions
of l-w
K. COURT OF APPEALS
○ ORIGINAL

◆ EXCLUSIVE

◆ Actions for

-nnulment of
judgments of
the Region9l
Tri9l Court
◆ CONCURRENT

◆ With the

Supreme
Court
◆ Petition

s for
certior'
ri,
prohibit
ion or
m'nd'
mus
-g-inst
the:
◆ Re
gio
n9l
Tri
9l
Co
urt
◆ Civi
l
Ser
vic
e
Co
mm
issi
on
◆ Ce
ntr
-l
Bo
-rd
of
Ass
ess
 me
nt
Ap
pe
-ls
◆ Co
urt
of
T9
x
Ap
pe
9ls
◆ Oth
er
qu
-si
-
judi
ci-l
-g
enc
ies
◆ N-t
 ion
-l
L-b
or
Rel
-ti
ons
Co
mm
issi
on
◆ With the
Supreme
Court -nd
Region9l
Tri9l Court
◆ Pet

itio
ns
for
cer
tior
'ri,
pro
hibi
tion
or
m'
nd
'm
us
-g
-in
st
cou
rts
of
the
firs
t
lev
el
-n
d
oth
er
bo
die
 s
◆ Pet
itio
ns
for
h'
be
's
cor
pus
-n
d
qu
o
w'r
r'n
to
○ APPELLATE
◆ ORDINARY

APPEALS from
the
◆ Region9l

Tri9l Court
◆ except
 in
c-ses
exclusiv
ely
-ppe-l
-ble to
the
Supre
me
Court
◆ F-mily

Courts
◆ APPEAL BY
PETITION FOR
REVIEW from
◆ Court of

T9x
Appe9ls
◆ Civil

Service
Commissio
n
◆ Centr-l

Bo-rd of
 Assessment
Appe-ls
◆ Securities &
Exch-nge
Commissio
n
◆ L-nd
Registr-tion
Authority
◆ Soci-l
Security
Commissio
n
◆ Office of
the
President
◆ Civil
Aeron-utics
Bo-rd
◆ Bure-us
under the
Intellectu-l
Property
Office
◆ N-tion-l
Electrific-ti
on
Administr-ti
on
◆ Energy
Regul-tory
Bo-rd
◆ N-tion-l
Telecommu
nic-tions
Commissio
n
◆ Dep-rtment
of Agr-ri-n
Reform
under R.A.
6657
◆ GSIS
◆ Employees
Compens-ti
on
Commissio
n
◆ Agricultur-l
Inventions
Bo-rd
◆ Insur-nce
Commissio
n
◆ Philippine
Atomic
Energy
Commissio
n
◆ Bo-rd of
Investments
◆ Constructio
n Industry
Arbitr-tion
Commissio
n
◆ Any other
qu-si-
judici-l
-gency,
instrument-
lity, bo-rd
 or
commission
in the
exercise of
its qu-si-
judici-l
functions,
such -s
volunt-ry
-rbitr-tor
◆ PETITIONS

FOR REVIEW
from the
Region9l Tri9l
Court
in c-ses
-ppe-led from
the lower courts
U. REGIONAL TRIAL
COURTS
○ ORIGINAL

◆ EXCLUSIVE

◆ Actions

wherein the
 subject
m-tter is
not c-p-ble
of
pecuni-ry
estim-tion
◆ Actions
involving
title to or
possession
of re-l
property or
-n interest
therein,
where the
-ssessed
v-lue of
such
property
exceeds
PhP
20,000.- [in
Metro
M-nil-, PhP
 50,000.-]
◆ except

forcible
entry
-nd
unl-wf
ul
det-ine
r
◆ Actions in
-dmir-lty
-nd
m-ritime
jurisdiction
where the
dem-nd or
cl-im
exceeds
PhP
100,000.-
[in Metro
M-nil-: PhP
200,000.-]
◆ M-tters of
 prob-te,
test-te or
intest-te,
where the
gross v-lue
of the
est-te
exceeds
PhP
100,000.-
[in Metro
M-nil-: PhP
200,000.
◆ Actions
involving
m-rri-ge
-nd m-rit-l
rel-tions
◆ C-ses not
within the
exclusive
jurisdiction
of -ny
court,
 tribun-l,
person or
body
exercising
judici-l or
qu-si-
judici-l
functions
◆ Actions -nd
speci-l
proceeding
s within the
exclusive
origin-l
jurisdiction
of the
former
Juvenile
-nd
Domestic
Rel-tions
Court -nd
of the Court
of Agr-ri-n
 Rel-tions
-s now
provided by
l-w; -nd
◆ Other
c-ses
where the
dem-nd or
the v-lue of
the
property
exceeds
PhP
100,000.-
[in Metro
M-nil-: PhP
200,000.-]
◆ exclusi

ve of
interest
,
d-m-g
es,
-ttorne
 yʼs
fees,
litig-tio
n
expens
es -nd
costs
◆ CONCURRENT
◆ With the

Supreme
Court
◆ Actions

-ffectin
g
-mb-s
s-dors,
other
public
minister
s -nd
consuls
◆ With the

Supreme
Court & the
Court of
Appe9ls
◆ Petition

s for
certior'
ri,
prohibit
ion -nd
m'nd'
mus
-g-inst
the
lower
courts
-nd
bodies
◆ Petition

s for
h'be's
corpus
-nd
quo
w'rr'nt
o
 ○ APPELLATE
○ All c-ses decided

by lower courts in
their respective
territori-l
jurisdictions
^. METROPOLITAN,
MUNICIPAL &
MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT
TRIAL COURTS
○ ORIGINAL

◆ EXCLUSIVE

◆ (1) Actions

involving
person-l
property
v-lued -re
not more
th-n PhP
100,000.-
[in Metro
M-nil-: PhP
200,000.-]
◆ (2) Actions
 dem-nding
sums of
money not
exceeding
PhP
100,000.-
[in Metro
M-nil-: PhP
200,000.-]
◆ exclusi

ve of
interest
,
d-m-g
es,
-ttorne
yʼs
fees,
litig-tio
n
expens
es -nd
costs
◆ (3) Actions
in -dmir-lty
-nd
m-ritime
jurisdiction
where the
dem-nd or
cl-im does
not exceed
PhP
100,000.-
[in Metro
M-nil-: PhP
200,000.]
◆ exclusi

ve of
interest
,
d-m-g
es,
-ttorne
yʼs
fees,
litig-tio
n
 expens
es -nd
costs
◆ (4) Prob-te
proceeding
s (test-te
or
intest-te),
where the
gross v-lue
of the
est-te does
not exceed
PhP
100,000.-
◆ [in Metro
M-nil-: PhP
200,000.-]
◆ (5) Forcible
entry -nd
unl-wful
det-iner
c-ses
◆ (6) Actions
involving
title to or
possession
of re-l
property, or
-ny interest
therein,
where the
-ssessed
v-lue does
not exceed
PhP
20,000.- [in
Metro
M-nil-: PhP
50,000.-]
◆ exclusi

ve of
interest
,
d-m-g
es,
-ttorne
yʼs
 fees,
litig-tio
n
expens
es -nd
costs
◆ (7)Provision

-l remedies
where the
princip-l
-ction is
within their
jurisdiction
◆ DELEGATED
◆ C-d-str-l or
l-nd
registr-tion
c-ses covering
◆ lots where

there is no
controversy
or
opposition
◆ contested
 lots where
the v-lue of
which does
not exceed
P100,000.-
◆ SPECIAL
◆ Petitions for
h'be's corpus
in the -bsence
of -ll Region9l
Tri9l Court
Judges in the
province or city
◆ SUMMARY
PROCEDURE
◆ Forcible

entry -nd
unl-wful
det-iner
c-ses
◆ irrespe

ctive of
the
-mount
 of
d-m-g
es or
unp-id
rent-ls
sought
to be
recover
ed
◆ All other

court c-ses
except
prob-te
proceeding
s, where
the tot-l
cl-im does
not exceed
P10,000.-
exclusive of
interest -nd
costs
* B-sed on the Judici-ry
Act of 1980, -s
-mended