JURISDICTION : CIVIL CASES

SUPREME COURT COURT OF APPEALS REGIONAL TRIAL COURT MUNICIPAL/METROPOLITAN

TRIAL COURT
EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL
Petition for certiorari, prohibition or Actions for annulment of the judgment of JURISDICTION JURISDICTION
mandamus against the: the RTC. 1. The subject matter of which is not • If the gross value, claim, or demand
a. Court of Appeals; capable of pecuniary estimations; DOES NOT EXCEEDS P300, 000
b. COMELEC; • The basic issue in an action (Outside Metro Manila), or EXCEEDS
c. Commission of Audit; incapable of pecuniary estimation is P400, 000 (Manila):
d. Sandiganbayan one other than the recovery of
money. In this kind of action, the 1. Actions involving personal property;
money claim is merely incidental
(Singsong vs. Isabela Sawmill, 88 2. Admiralty and maritime cases;
SCRA 623)
3. Probate proceedings (testate or
Note: Annulment of judgment of intestate) depending on the gross value of
the RTC is also an action which is the estate;
incapable of pecuniary estimation
but is cognizable by the CA by 4. Demand for money;
express mandate of BP 129. In other • If the ASSESSED VALUE or
words, all actions which are Interest in the Real Property
incapable of pecuniary estimation is DOES NOT EXCEEDS P20,
cognizable by the RTC except 000 (outside Metro Manila), or
annulment of judgment of the RTC. EXCEEDS P50, 000 (Metro
Manila)
2. Involving title to or possession of real
property or an interest therein, where the 5. Actions involving title to or possession
assessed value of such property of real property, or any interest therein
EXCEEDS P20, 000 (outside Metro depending on the assessed value.
Manila), or EXCEEDS P50, 000 (Metro
Manila); 6. Inclusion and exclusion of voters

3. The demand or claim of which 7. Those covered by the Rules on

EXCEEDS P300, 000 (outside Metro Summary Procedure;
Manila) or EXCEEDS P400, 000 (Metro a. Forcible entry and Unlawful
Manila); detainer
• With jurisdiction to resolve issue
4. Actions in Admiralty or Maritime of ownership to determine only
jurisdiction where the demand or claim the issue of possession;
EXCEEDS P300, 000 (outside Metro • Irrespective of the amount of
Manila) or EXCEEDS P400, 000 (Metro damages or unpaid rentals
Manila); sought to be recovered;
• Where attorney’s fees are
5. Matters of probate, testate or awarded, the same shall NOT
intestate, where the gross value of the exceed P20,000.
estate EXCEEDS P300, 000 (outside b. Other civil cases, except probate
 Metro Manila) or more than P400, 000 proceedings, where the total amount
(Metro Manila); of the plaintiff’s claim DOES NOT
EXCEED P 100, 000 or DOES NOT
6. Actions involving Personal Property EXCEED P200, 000 in Metro Manila,
valued at more than P300, 000 (outside exclusive of interest and cost.
Metro Manila) or more than P400, 000
(Metro Manila); Note: Exclusive of Interest, Damages, of
whatever kind, Attorney’s fees, Litigation
7. Cases NOT falling within the Expenses, and Cost (Code: IDALEC), the
jurisdiction of any court, tribunal, person amount of which must be specifically
or body exercising judicial or quasi alleged but the filing fees thereon shall be
judicial functions. paid.
Note: The exclusion of the term
8. Civil actions and special proceedings “damages of whatever kind” applies to
falling within the exclusive original cases where the damages are merely
jurisdiction of Juvenile and Domestic incidental to or a consequence of the main
Relations Court and of Court of Agrarian cause of action. However, in cases where
Relations as now provided by law; the claim for damages is the main cause
of action, or one of the causes of action,
9. Under Sec. 5.2 of the Securities and the amount of such claim shall be
Regulations Code to hear and decide: considered in determining the jurisdiction
 Devices or schemes employed of the court.
by or any acts of the board of
directors, business associates, its
officers or partnership,
amounting to fraud and
misrepresentation;
 Intra-corporate controversies;
 Controversies in the elections or
appointments of directors,
trustees, officers or managers or
corporations, partnerships or
associations;
 Petitions of corporations,
partnerships or association to be
declared in the state of
suspension of payments.
CONCURRENT SC - RTC; CONCURRENT SC - RTC;
Cases affecting ambassadors, other public Cases affecting ambassadors, other public
ministers and consuls. ministers and consuls.
CONCURRENT SC - CA CONCURRENT SC - CA
1. Petition for certiorari, prohibition or 1. Petitions for certiorari, prohibition, or
mandamus against the RTC; mandamus against the RTC;
2. Petitions for a Writ of Kalikasan;
2. Petition for a Writ of Kalikasan. 3. Petitions for certiorari, prohibition, or
mandamus against the NLRC (but
 according to St. Martin Funeral Homes
vs. CA, (G.R. No. 130886) case, the
petition should be filed with the CA
instead of the SUPREME COURT.
CONCURRENT SC – RTC - CA
1. Petitions for Habeas Corpus;
2. Petitions for Quo Warranto;
3. Petitions for Certiorari, prohibition or mandamus against inferior court and other bodies.
CONCURRENT SC – RTC – CA - SANDIGANBAYAN
1. Petitions for a Writ of Amparo;
2. Petitions for a Writ of Habeas Data;
APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION
By way of APPEAL BY CERTIORARI 1. By way of ORDINARY APPEAL All cases decided by the LOWER
(Rule 45), against the: from the RTC and the FAMILY COURTS in their respective territorial
a. Court of Appeals; COURTS; jurisdiction except decisions of lower
b. SandiganBayan; 2. By way of PETITION FOR courts in the exercise of delegated
c. RTC on pure question of law; REVIEW from the RTC rendered in the jurisdiction.
d. In cases involving the exercise of its appellate jurisdiction;
constitutionality or validity of a law 3. By way of PETITION FOR
or treaty, international agreement or REVIEW from the decisions,
executive agreement, law, resolutions, orders or awards of the:
presidential decree, proclamation, a. Civil service commission;
order, instruction, ordinance or b. Office of the Ombudsman in
regulation, legality of a tax, impost, administrative disciplinary cases;
assessment, toll or penalty, c. Other bodies mentioned in Rule
jurisdiction of a lower court (Section. 43;
5, Article VIII, Constitution) EXCLUSIVE appellate jurisdiction over
e. CTA en banc. decisions of the MTC’s in cadastral or
land registration cases pursuant to its
delegated jurisdiction
SPECIAL JURISDICTION SPECIAL JURISDICTION
SC may designate certain branches of Petitions for Habeas Corpus, OR
RTC to try exclusively criminal cases, application for bail in criminal cases in
juvenile and domestic relations cases, the absence of all RTC judges in the
agrarian cases, urban land reform cases province or city.
not falling within the jurisdiction of any
quasi judicial body and other special
cases in the interest of justice.
DELEGATED JURISDICTION
May be delegated by the SC to hear
cadastral or land registration cases where
there is NO controversy or opposition
over the land or in case of contested
lands, the value does NOT exceed P100,
000.