COURT TYPE OF JURISDICTION CASES/ACTIONS/PROCEEDINGS JURISDICTIONAL AMOUNT/NOTES

MTC

Exclusive Original

Actions involving personal property Valued at/amount not exceeding

P300,000- outside Metro Manila

P400,000- within Metro Manila

Actions demanding sum of money

Admiralty and maritime cases

Probate proceedings, testate or intestate

Actions involving title or possession of real property Value not exceeding P20,000- outside Metro

Manila P50,000- within Metro

Manila

Forcible entry and unlawful detainer With jurisdiction to resolve issue of ownership to determine issue of possession

Provisional remedies in principal actions w/n their jurisdiction (preliminary attachment, preliminary injunction, etc.)

Inclusion and exclusion of voters

Small claims cases

Delegated Cadastral and land registration cases assigned by the SC where there is no controversy or opposition or in contested lots

Valued at no more than P100,000

Special Petition for Habeas Corpus in the absence of all RTC judges

RTC Exclusive Original

Actions involving personal property Valued more than/amount exceeding

P300,000- outside Metro Manila

P400,000- within Metro Manila

Actions demanding sum of money

Admiralty and maritime cases

Probate proceedings, testate or intestate

Actions involving title or possession of real property Value exceeding P20,000- outside Metro

Manila P50,000- within Metro Manila

All civil actions in which the subject of the litigation is incapable of pecuniary estimation

In all actions involving the contract of marriage and marital relations When there are no Family

courts in the area

All civil actions and special proceedings falling within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court (JDRC) and Court of Agrarian Relation

All cases not within the exclusive jurisdiction of any court, tribunal, person, or body exercising judicial or quasi-judicial functions

Appellate

All cases decided by MTCs in their respective territorial jurisdiction

CA

Exclusive Original Actions for annulment of judgments of RTC

Exclusive Appellate

Ordinary appeals from the RTC and the Family Court

Petition for Review from Decisions rendered by RTC Decisions, resolutions, orders, or awards of the CSC, or other bodies

mentioned in Rule 43 Office of the Ombudsman in admin disciplinary cases

Appellate Decisions of MTC in cadastral or land registration cases

SC

Exclusive Original

Petitions for certiorari, prohibition and mandamus against the: CA COMELEC COA

Sandiganbayan

CTA

Appellate

Petition for review on certiorari against the: CA CTA Sandiganbayan RTC in cases involving

constitutionality or validity of law, treaty, international or executive agreement, PD, proclamation, order, instruction, order, instruction, ordinance or regulation

Legality of a tax, impost, assessment, toll or penalty

Jurisdiction of a lower court Errors or question of law

Family Courts Exclusive Original

Petitions for guardianship, custody of children and habeas corpus involving children

Petitions for adoption for children and the revocation thereof

Complaints for annulment of marriage, declaration of nullity of marriage and those relation to 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 acknowledgement

Summary judicial proceedings brought under the Family Code

Petitions for declaration of status of children as abandoned, dependent or neglected children, petitions for voluntary or involuntary commitment of children, the suspension, termination or restoration of parental authority and other cases under PD 603 and other related laws

Petitions for constitution of family home

Cases against minors cognizable under the Dangerous Drugs Act

Violations of RA 7610 (VAWC)

Cases of domestic violence against women and children

Court of Tax Appeals Exclusive Original

Decisions of the Collector of Internal Revenue in cases involving disputed assessments, refunds of taxes, fees or other charges, penalties imposed in relation thereto, or other matters arising under the NIRC

Decisions of the Commissioner of Customs in cases involving liability for customs 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

Decisions of provincial or city Boards of Assessment Appeals in cases involving the assessment and taxation of real property or other matters arising under the Assessment Law

Commercial Court Exclusive Original

Cases involving violations of Intellectual Property Rights

Cases formerly cognizable by the Securities and Exchange Commission (a) Devices or schemes employed by or any acts, of the board of directors, business associates, its officers or partnership, amounting to fraud and misrepresentation which may be detrimental to the interest of the public and/or of the stockholder, partners, members of associations or organizations registered with the Commission; (b) Controversies arising out of intra-corporate or partnership relations, between and among stockholders, members, or associates; between any or

all of them and the corporation, partnership or association of which they are stockholders, members or associates, respectively; and between such corporation, partnership or association and the state insofar as it concerns their individual franchise or right to exist as such entity; and (c) Controversies in the election or appointments of directors, trustees, officers or managers of such corporations, partnerships or associations.

Environmental Court Exclusive Original Environmental cases

Cases involving violations of the Fisheries code and the National Protected Areas System Act

Sandiganbayan

Exclusive Original

Cases involving violations of 1. Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act 2. RA 1379 3. Articles 210-212 of the RPC

One of the principally accused officials must be a government official classified as grade 27 or higher, a member of the congress, a member of the judiciary, or a chairman of the constitutional commissions

Other offenses or felonies committed by public officials mentioned above in relation to their office

Civil and criminal cases filed pursuant to and in connection with Executive Order Nos. 1, 2, 14, and 14-A series of 1986

Petitions for the issuance of the writs of mandamus, prohibition, certiorari, habeas corpus injunctions and other ancillary writs and processes in aid of its appellate jurisdiction

Exclusive Appellate Cases involving the principally accused officials that are below grade 27, original jurisdiction will be with either MTC or RTC; the Sandiganbayan will exercise exclusive appellate jurisdiction on said cases

Concurrent Jurisdiction

Courts Cases

SC and CA Petitions for certiorari, prohibition, mandamus against the: RTC CSC Central Board of Assessment Appeals Other quasi-judicial agencies in Rule 43 NLRC

SC and RTC Cases affecting ambassadors, public ministers and consuls

SC, CA, and RTC Petitions for certiorari, prohibition and mandamus against lower courts and other bodies

Petitions for quo warranto and habeas corpus