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    Be It Enacted by The Senate and House of Representatives of The Philippines in Congress Assembled

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    This document amends the Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980 to expand the jurisdiction of Metropolitan Trial Courts, Municipal Trial Courts, and Municipal Circuit Trial Courts. It increases their jurisdiction over criminal cases to offenses with a penalty of up to 6 years imprisonment. It also increases their jurisdiction over civil cases involving property valued up to 100,000 pesos. The jurisdictional amounts will be adjusted every 5 years to account for inflation.

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    REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7691 Sec. 2. Sec.

    32 of the same law is hereby amended to read as follows:


    March 25, 1994 "Sec. 32. Jurisdiction of Metropolitan Trial Courts, Municipal Trial Courts and
    AN ACT EXPANDING THE JURISDICTION OF THE METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURTS, Municipal Circuit Trial Courts in Criminal Cases. – Except in cases falling within the
    MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS, AND MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURTS, AMENDING exclusive original jurisdiction of Regional Trial Courts and of the Sandiganbayan, the
    FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA, BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE Metropolitan Trial Courts, Municipal Trial Courts, and Municipal Circuit Trial Courts
    "JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980" shall exercise:
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in "(1) Exclusive original jurisdiction over all violations of city or municipal ordinances
    Congress assembled: committed within their respective territorial jurisdiction; and
    Section 1. Sec. 19 of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, otherwise known as the "Judiciary "(2) Exclusive original jurisdiction over all offenses punishable with imprisonment
    Reorganization Act of 1980", is hereby amended to read as follows: not exceeding six (6) years irrespective of the amount of fine, and regardless of
    "Sec. 19. Jurisdiction in civil cases. – Regional Trial Courts shall exercise exclusive other imposable accessory or other penalties, including the civil liability arising from
    original jurisdiction. such offenses or predicated thereon, irrespective of kind, nature, value or amount
    "(1) In all civil actions in which the subject of the litigation is incapable of pecuniary thereof: Provided, however, That in offenses involving damage to property through
    estimation;cralaw criminal negligence, they shall have exclusive original jurisdiction thereof."
    "(2) In all civil actions which involve the title to, or possession of, real property, or
    any interest therein, where the assessed value of the property involved exceeds Sec. 3. Sec. 33 of the same law is hereby amended to read as follows:
    Twenty thousand pesos (P20,000,00) or, for civil actions in Metro Manila, where "Sec. 33. Jurisdiction of Metropolitan Trial Courts, Municipal Trial Courts and
    such value exceeds Fifty thousand pesos (P50,000.00) except actions for forcible Municipal Circuit Trial Courts in Civil Cases. – Metropolitan Trial Courts, Municipal
    entry into and unlawful detainer of lands or buildings, original jurisdiction over Trial Courts, and Municipal Circuit Trial Courts shall exercise:
    which is conferred upon the Metropolitan Trial Courts, Municipal Trial Courts, and "(1) Exclusive original jurisdiction over civil actions and probate proceedings, testate
    Municipal Circuit Trial Courts;cralaw and intestate, including the grant of provisional remedies in proper cases, where the
    "(3) In all actions in admiralty and maritime jurisdiction where the demand or claim value of the personal property, estate, or amount of the demand does not exceed
    exceeds One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) or, in Metro Manila, where One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) or, in Metro Manila where such
    such demand or claim exceeds Two hundred thousand pesos (P200,000.00);cralaw personal property, estate, or amount of the demand does not exceed Two hundred
    "(4) In all matters of probate, both testate and intestate, where the gross value of thousand pesos (P200,000.00), exclusive of interest, damages of whatever kind,
    the estate exceeds One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) or, in probate attorney's fees, litigation expenses, and costs, the amount of which must be
    matters in Metro Manila, where such gross value exceeds Two Hundred thousand specifically alleged: Provided, That interest, damages of whatever kind, attorney's
    pesos (P200,000.00);cralaw fees, litigation expenses, and costs shall be included in the determination of the
    "(5) In all actions involving the contract of marriage and marital relations;cralaw filing fees: Provided, further, That where there are several claims or causes of
    "(6) In all cases not within the exclusive jurisdiction of any court, tribunal, person or actions between the same or different parties, embodied in the same complaint, the
    body exercising jurisdiction of any court, tribunal, person or body exercising judicial amount of the demand shall be the totality of the claims in all the causes of action,
    or quasi-judicial functions;cralaw irrespective of whether the causes of action arose out of the same or different
    "(7) In all civil actions and special proceedings falling within the exclusive original transactions;cralaw
    jurisdiction of a Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court and of the Court of Agrarian "(2) Exclusive original jurisdiction over cases of forcible entry and unlawful detainer:
    Relations as now provided by law; and Provided, That when, in such cases, the defendant raises the questions of ownership
    "(8) In all other cases in which the demand, exclusive of interest, damages of in his pleadings and the question of possession cannot be resolved without deciding
    whatever kind, attorney's fees, litigation expenses, and costs or the value of the the issue of ownership, the issue of ownership shall be resolved only to determine
    property in controversy exceeds One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) or, in the issue of possession; and
    such other cases in Metro Manila, where the demand exclusive of the "(3) Exclusive original jurisdiction in all civil actions which involve title to, or
    abovementioned items exceeds Two Hundred thousand pesos (P200,000.00)." possession of, real property, or any interest therein where the assessed value of the
    property or interest therein does not exceed Twenty thousand pesos (P20,000.00) Sec. 8. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its publication in the
    or, in civil actions in Metro Manila, where such assessed value does not exceed Fifty Official Gazette or in two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.
    thousand pesos (P50,000.00) exclusive of interest, damages of whatever kind,
    attorney's fees, litigation expenses and costs: Provided, That in cases of land not
    declared for taxation purposes, the value of such property shall be determined by
    the assessed value of the adjacent lots."

    Sec. 4. Sec. 34 of the same law is hereby amended to read as follows:


    "Sec. 34. Delegated Jurisdiction in Cadastral and Land Registration Cases. –
    Metropolitan Trial Courts, Municipal Trial Courts, and Municipal Circuit Trial Courts
    may be assigned by the Supreme Court to hear and determine cadastral or land
    registration cases covering lots where there is no controversy or opposition, or
    contested lots where the value of which does not exceed One hundred thousand
    pesos (P100,000.00), such value to be ascertained by the affidavit of the claimant or
    by agreement of the respective claimants if there are more than one, or from the
    corresponding tax declaration of the real property. Their decisions in these cases
    shall be appealable in the same manner as decisions of the Regional Trial
    Courts."chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary

    Sec. 5. After five (5) years from the effectivity of this Act, the jurisdictional amounts
    mentioned in Sec. 19(3), (4), and (8); and Sec. 33(1) of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129 as
    amended by this Act, shall be adjusted to Two hundred thousand pesos
    (P200,000.00). Five (5) years thereafter, such jurisdictional amounts shall be
    adjusted further to Three hundred thousand pesos (P300,000.00): Provided,
    however, That in the case of Metro Manila, the abovementioned jurisdictional
    amounts shall be adjusted after five (5) years from the effectivity of this Act to Four
    hundred thousand pesos (P400,000.00).chanrobles virtualaw library

    Sec. 6. All laws, decrees, and orders inconsistent with the provisions of this Act shall
    be considered amended or modified accordingly.chanrobles virtualaw library

    Sec. 7. The provisions of this Act shall apply to all civil cases that have not yet
    reached the pre-trial stage. However, by agreement of all the parties, civil cases
    cognizable by municipal and metropolitan courts by the provisions of this Act may
    be transferred from the Regional Trial Courts to the latter. The executive judge of
    the appropriate Regional Trial Courts shall define the administrative procedure of
    transferring the cases affected by the redefinition of jurisdiction to the Metropolitan
    Trial Courts, Municipal Trial Courts, and Municipal Circuit Trial Courts.chanrobles
    virtualaw library

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