SUPREME COURT CA RTC MTC

Original - petitions for -writs of CONCURRENT OJ: EXCLUSIVE OJ:

Jurisdiction certiorari, mandamus,
prohibition, prohibition, 1) issuance of writs of Over all actions and probate
mandamus, quo certiorari, habeas certiorari, prohibition, proceedings, testate and
warranto (against corpus, and quo mandamus, quo warranto, intestate, including grant of
the CA, warranto, and habeas corpus and injunction prov rem in proper cases,
CTA, COMELEC, auxiliary writs or which may be enforced in any where the value of the
COA, SB) processes, whether part of their respective PERSONAL PROPERTY,
Enforceable or not in aid of its regions; CONCURRENT W/ SC ESTATE, or amount of the
throughout the appellate & CA DEMAND does not exceed
country jurisdiction (Sec 9, 300K or in MM where such
BP 129) xxx does not exceed 400k,
CONCURRENT W/ exclusive of interest,
SC damages of whatever kind,
- cases affecting (2) In actions affecting attorney’s fees, litigation
ambassadors, ambassadors and other public expenses and costs, the
other public ministers and consuls. amount must be specifically
ministers and CONCURRENT W/ SC alleged.
consuls PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

TOTALITY RULE: several

claims or causes of action are
joined in one complaint
(Sec 33, BP129)

Article VIII; Section 5

1987 Consti
Xxx the SC may review EXCLUSIVE OJ: EXCLUSIVE OJ: Over forcible entry and
in an appropriate unlawful detainer
proceeding filed by Over actions for (1) In all civil actions in (Sec 33, BP 129)
any citizen, the annulment of which the subject of the
sufficiency of the judgments of RTC litigation is incapable of Requisites for unlawful
factual basis of the (Sec 9, BP 129) pecuniary estimation; detainer:
proclamation of ML or (i.e. specific performance, 1. The possession was
the suspension of the support, foreclosure of lawful
privilege of the writ of mortgage, or annulment of 2. The possession become
judgment; actions
habeas corpus, or the unlawful because of the
questioning the validity of
extension thereof and expiration of a
mortgage, annulling a deed
must promulgate its of sale or conveyance and contract, whether
decision thereon w/in to recover the price paid expressed or implied
30 days from its filing and for rescission)
(Art. VII, Sec. 18) (2) In all civil actions which Requisites for forcible entry:
involve the title to, or 1. Prior physical
possession of, REAL possession
PROPERTY , or any 2. Remove from the
interest therein, where property through FISTS
The SC sitting en banc, the assessed value of the EXCLUSIVE OJ:
shall be the sole judge property involved
of all contests relating exceeds 20k or for civil All civil actions which involve
to the election, actions in MM, where title to, or possession of
returns, and such the value exceeds REAL PROPERTY, or any
qualifications of the 50k except actions for interest therein where the
Pres or VP, and may assessed value of the
promulgate its rules (3) In all actions in admiralty property or interest therein
for the purpose (Art. and maritime does not exceed 20k, or in
VII, Sec. 4) jurisdiction where he civil actions in MM, where
demand or claim such assessed value does not
exceeds 100k or , in MM exceed 50k exclusive of
where such demand or interest, damages of
claim exceeds 200k whatever kind, attorney’s
(4) In all matters of probate, fees, litigation expenses and
both testate and costs.
intestate, where the
gross value of the estate In cases of land not declared
exceeds 300k or, in for taxation purposes, the
probate matters in MM, value of such property shall
where such gross value be determined by the
exceeds 400k; assessed value of the
adjacent lots
(5) Amended by RA 8369
Family Courts Act of 1997 (Sec 33, BP 129)
d) complaints for
annulment of marriage,
declaration of nullity of
marriage and those
relating to marital status
and property relations of
the husband and wife or
those living together under
different status and
agreements, and petitions
for dissolution of conjugal
partnership of gains

(6) In all cases not within the DELEGATED JURISDICTION:

exclusive jurisdiction of
any court, tribunal, may be assigned by the
person or body Supreme Court to hear and
exercising jurisdiction or determine cadastral or land
any court, tribunal, registration cases covering
person or body lots where there is no
exercising judicial or controversy or opposition,
quasi-judicial functions; or contested lots where the
value of which does not
(7) JRDC and CAR were exceed 100k such value to
abolished. be ascertained by the
RA 8369, sec. 5 (RTC- FAMILY affidavit of the claimant or
COURTS) by agreement of the
b) Petitions for respective claimants if there
guardianship, custody of are more than one, or from
children, habeas corpus in the corresponding tax
relation to the latter; declaration of the real
c) Petitions for adoption of property.
children and the
revocation thereof;
 g) Petitions for declaration Their decisions in these
of status of children as cases shall be appealable in
abandoned, dependent or the same manner as
neglected children, decisions of the RTC (Sec 34,
petitions for voluntary or BP 129 as amended by R.A.
involuntary commitment No. 7691)
of children; the
suspension, termination,
or restoration of parental
authority and other cases
cognizable under
Presidential Decree No.
603, Executive Order No.
56, (Series of 1986), and
other related laws;

Agrarian Reform (RTC- SPECIAL JURISDICTION:

Special Agrarian Court)
a) Cases where the issue is In the absence of all the RTC
payment of just Judges in a province or city,
compensation which has any MTC Judge may hear and
been taken under the decide petitions for a writ of
CARP habeas corpus or
b) Prosecution for criminal applications for bail in
offenses for violation of criminal cases in the
CARL province or city where the
absent RTC Judges sit.
(8) In all other cases in
which the DEMAND,
exclusive of interest,
damages of whatever
kind, attorney's fees,
litigation expenses, and
COST OR VALUE OF THE
PROPERTY(movables) in
controversy exceeds
300K or in MM where
xxx exceeds 400k, (as
amended by R.A. No.
7691*)
(Sec 19, BP 129)
Appellate Review, revise, EXCLUSIVE AJ: Over all cases decided by MTC
Jurisdiction modify, or affirm on in their respective territorial
appeal or certiorari Over final jurisdictions.
xxx final judgments judgments,
and orders of lower resolution, orders The decision of the Regional
courts in: or awards of RTC Trial Courts in such cases shall
a. All cases in w/c and quasi- judicial be appealable by petition for
the agencies, review to the Court of
constitutionality instrumentalities, Appeals which may give it due
or validity of any boards, or course only when the petition
treaty, commission, shows prima facie that the
international or lower court has committed an
 executive including SEC, SSC, error of fact or law that will
agreement, law, ECC warrant a reversal or
presidential (Sec 9, BP129) modification of the decision
decree, or judgment sought to be
proclamation, reviewed.
order, (Sec. 22, BP 129)
instruction,
ordinance, or EXCEPT: delegated
regulation is in jurisdiction of the MTC (Sec.
question. 34, BP 129)
b. All cases involving
the legality of any
tax, impost,
assessment, or
toll, or any
penalty imposed
in relation
thereto.
c. All cases which
the jurisdiction of
any lower court is
in issue.
d. RP or Higher
penalty
All cases in which only
error or question of
law is involved.

Article VIII; Section 5

1987 Consti
Xxx any decision,
order, or ruling of each
Commission may be
brought to the SC on
certiorari by the
aggrieved party w/in
30 days from the
receipt of copy thereof
(Art. IX-A, Sec. 7, 1987
Consti)

Xxx all CSC decisions

are no longer
appealable to the SC
but to the CA (sec. 9,
BP 129)