Jurisdiction

1.) As to cases tried: General (all cases) and limited (specific cases.)
2.) As to nature of cause: Original (where the case began) and appellate (when
brought to a higher court for review; higher courts won't entertain problems unless
the lower courts can't solve them first -but there are exceptions, like
habeas
3.) As tocorpus.)
extent of exercise: Exclusive (limited to a particular court) and concurrent
(when different courts can try the same subject matter at the same time and place;
the court whose jurisdiction was first called on takes over the case and the other
courts won't touch it.)
4.) As to situs: territorial (limited to the area)
Those and extra-territorial (extends beyond
involving
the territorial limits.) actual residents Those arising at
of Residents
different of the workplace
Katarungang Resident of the barangays
Different Real Property where
Workplace/Inst
the May go directly
Pambarangay same Barangay within Barangay
the same Dispute itution Disputes to the Courts
contending
city or parties are
Disputes municipality All disputes employed or at -when the
between shall be brought involving real the institution person is
persons actually in the barangay property or any where such already
residing in the where the interest therein parties are detained, in
same barangay respondent or shall be brought enrolled for cases of habeas
Notes: Sec 399 shall be brought any of the in the barangay study, shall be corpus, when
Lupong for amicable respondents where the real brought in the there is
Tagapamayapa settlement actually resides, property or the barangay where provisional
(Lupon) before the at the election larger portion such workplace remedy, when
-Constituted lupon of said of the thereof is or institution is the offense
every 3 years barangay. complaint. situated. located. prescribed
10-20 members
Pangkat ng
Tagapagkasund
o- Conciliation
Panel
Chairman:
Pangkat
Chairman

Notes: Objections to venue shall be raised in the mediation proceedings before the
punong barangay; otherwise, the same shall be deemed waived. Any legal question
which may confront the punong barangay in resolving objections to venue herein
referred to may be submitted to the Secretary of Justice, or his duly designated
representative, whose ruling thereon shall be binding.
Municipal
Trial Courts,
Metropolitan Exclusive
Trial Courts, Original Sec 32 Sec 1 Par b on
Municipal BP 129 as the Rule on
Circuit Trial amended by RA Special Sec 35 Summary
Courts 7691 BP 129 Procedure Concurrent
There shall be In the absence
created a of all the
Metropolitan Regional Trial
Trial Court in Judges in a
each province or city,
metropolitan any
area established Metropolitan
by law, a Except in cases Trial Judge,
Municipal Trial falling within Municipal Trial
Court in each of the exclusive Judge,
the other cities original Municipal
or jurisdiction of Circuit Trial
municipalities, the RTC and of Judge may hear
and a Municipal the and decide
Circuit Trial Sandiganbayan, petitions for a
Court in each all violations of writ of habeas
circuit city or
All offenses corpus or With the RTC-
comprising municipal
punishable with applications for Application for
such cities ordinances
imprisonment bail in criminal Protection
and/or committed
of not exceeding cases in the Order unless
municipalities within
6 yearstheir province or city Violation of there is a
as are grouped respective
irrespective of where the Traffic laws, Family Court in
together territorial
the amount of absent Regional Rules and the residence of
pursuant to law. jurisdictions;
fine and Trial Judges sit. Regulations the petitioner
regardless of
the accessory
penalties
including civil
liability arising
from such
offenses
irrespective of
kind, nature,
valie or amount
In cases where
(Art
the onlyofpenalty
27 the Violations of the
RPC)
provided by law rental law
is a fine, it has All
All violations
other of
exclusive jurisdi city or
criminal cases
ction over municipal
where the
offenses ordinances
penalty
punishable by a committed
prescribed by
fine not within
law for their
the
exceeding respective
offense charge
P4000 (RA territorial
is
7691) jurisdictions;
imprisonment
not exceeding 6
months
imprisonment
and/or a fine
not exceeding
P1,000
irrespective of
the other
Offenses imposable
involving penalties,
damage to accessory or
property otherwise or of
through tge civil liability
criminal arising
negligence therefrom
 the accused are
occupying
positions
corresponding
to salary grade
27 of higher
exclusive
original
jurisdiction
thereof shall be
vested in the
proper
RTC,MeTC, MTC, Offenses
McTC as the involving
case may be damage to
pursuant to property
their respective through
jurisdiction criminal
[imprisonment negligence
of 6 years or where the
less or fine of imposable
Cases fine
involving
4000 or less] does
BP 22—not exceed
(RA 8249) 10,000 pesos
Bouncing
Checks Law (as
per AM 00-11-
01 SC effective
April 15, 2003
shall be
In election governed by
offenses, cases Rules on
involving failure Summary
(Of certain
to register or Procedure
branches) toin
failure to vote Criminal
handle 1 Cases)
exclusively
Exclusive criminal cases,
Regional Trial Original Sec 20 Appellate Sec 2 juvenile and
Court BP 129 22 BP 129 Special
domestic Concurrent
relation cases, 3
agrarian cases,
4 urban land
reform cases
which do not
fall under the
In criminal jurisdiction of
cases not quasi-judicial
within the bodies and
exclusive agencies and/or
jurisdiction of 5 such other
any court, special cases as
tribunal or may be Concurrent
body, except determined by with the SC -
those falling All cases the Supreme Actions
under the decided by Court in the affecting
exclusive and MTCs, MeTCs, interest of a ambassador,
concurrent McTCs in their speedy and public minister
jurisdiction of respective efficient and consuls
the territorial administration (Sec 21 (1) BP
Sandiganbayan jurisdictions of justice 129
 All criminal
cases where
the penalty is
higher than 6
years, including
government-
related cases
wherein the
accused in not
one of those
falling under
the jurisdiction Concurrent
of the with SC and CA
Sandiganbayan - petitions for
is within the habeas corpus,
Concurrent
jurisdiction of and quo
with the SC,
the RTC. warranto
CA,
Sandiganbayan
- In the issuance
of writs of
certiorari,
prohibition,man
damus if they
relate to act or
omission of the
trial court,
corporation,
board or officer
In all cases or person (Sec 4
where
Where none of
the only Rule 65 as
the accused
penalty are amended by AM
occupying
provided for by No 07-7-12)
positions
law is a fine, -AND- -petitions
corresponding
over offenses for writ of
to salary grade
punishable with amparo and
27 of higher
a fine more than writ of habeas
exclusive
4,000 data
original
jurisdiction
thereof shall be
vested in the
proper
RTC,MeTC, MTC,
McTC as the
case may be With the
pursuant to MTC/MCTC-
their respective Application for
jurisdiction Protection
[imprisonment Order unless
exceeding 6 there is a
years of fine Family Court in
exceeding the residence of
4000] the petitioner
Jurisdiction
over criminal
and civil aspects
Mnemonic: L of written
defamation or
libel
 RA 8293 Sec 57
RA 9165 as
PD 49
amended
JurisdictionbyofRA
10640 Section
designated RTC
I 90 The for
branches
Supreme
violation ofCourt
shall designate
Intellectual
special
Property courts
Rights
from among the
existing RTCs in
each judicial
region to try
and hear cases
involving
violation of the
Election
Comprehensive
Offenses
Dangerous
( Omnibus
D Drugs
ElectionActCode)
of
2002268.
Sec. (except
The
where the
regional offen
trial
ders
courtare
shall have
below 16 years
the exclusive
and there are
original
Juvenile andto
jurisdiction Do
mestic
try and decide
Relations
any criminalCourt
in the province
action or
proceedings for
violation of this
Code, except
those relating to
the offense of
failure to
register or
failure to vote
which shall be
under the
O jurisdiction of
the
metropolitan or
municipal trial
courts. From
the decision of
the courts,
appeal will lie
as in other
criminal cases.
local
government
ordinances
regardless of
whether or not
civilians are co-
accused,
victims, or
offended parties
which may be
natural or
juridical
persons, shall
be tried by the
proper civil
court except
when the
offense, as
determined
before
arraignment
by the civil
court, is
service-
connected, in
which case the
offense shall
be tried by
court-martial:
provided, that
the President of
the Philippines
may, in the
interest of
justice, order or
direct at any
time before
arraignment
that any such
crimes or
offenses be
tried by the
proper civil
courts.
regardless of
the place of
commission.
Jurisdiction
shall lie if any of
the elements
was 2
committed
within the
Philippines or
committed with
the use of any
computer
system wholly
or partly
situated in the
country, or 3
when by such
commission any
damage is
caused to a
natural or
juridical person
who, at the time
the offense was
committed, was
in the
Philippines.
There shall be
designated
special
cybercrime
courts manned
by specially
trained judges
to handle
cybercrime
cases.
Human Security
Illegal
Act of 2007
Recruitment
Cases as
penalized under
RA 8042
Jurisdiction
over complex
crimes
Violation of the
Environmental
Laws, rules and
regulation (sec
2 Rule 9 Par IV
of the Rules of
In areas where
Environmental
there
Cases)are no
family courts,
the cases falling
under the
jurisdiction of
family courts
shall be
adjudicated by
the RTC
 Jurisdiction to
try all cases on
money
laundering
(however if
committed by
public officers
AND private
persons who
are in
conspiracy with
such public
officers,
Cognizableshall
bybe
under
the the
jurisdiction
Sandiganbayan of
the
- where the
Sandiganbayan
information
does not allege
damage to the
government or
any bribery ;
alleged damage
to the
government of
bribery arising
from the same
or closely
related
transactions or
acts in account
NOT exceeding
RA 9344 as 1,000,000
amended by RA
10630 Upon
determination
of probable Jurisdiction RA Dangerous
Family Courts
cause by the 8369 Drugs Courts
prosecutor, the
information
against the
child shall be
filed before the
Family Court
within forty-five RTC has
(45) days from jurisdiction in
the start of the Criminal Cases criminal cases
preliminary where one or of violation of
investigation. more of the Comprehensive
The information accused is Dangerous
must allege that below 18 years Drugs Act
the child acted of age but not except in case of
with less than 9 MINOR
discernment." years of age) violators
Where one or
more of the
victimes is a
minor at the
Cases against
time
minor the
of
commission
cognizable of
the offense
under
Dangerous
Drugs Act Ra
9165
 Violation of RA
7610 (Special
Protection of
Children
Against Child
Abuse,
Exploitation
and
Cases of
Discrimination
Domestic
Act) as against
Violence
amended
Women and by RA
No. 7658
Children
including
applications for
Protection
Order under the
same Act (RA
9262) Anti-
VAWC Actof RA
Violation
9775 (Anti
Cases involving
Child
Juveniles if no
Pornography
preliminary
Act of 2009) is
investigation
required under
Sec 1 Rule 112
of the Revised
Rules of
Criminal
Procedure With the SC
and CA -
petitions for
Exclusive mandamus,
Sandiganbayan Original Notes : Appellate
From the Concurrent
prohibition,
Regional Trial certiorari,
Court in cases habeas corpus,
under P.D. 1606 injunctions and
(as amended by ancillary writs
P.D. 1861) over in aid of its
final judgments, appellate
resolutions or jurisdiction;
orders of the petitions for
RTC whether or quo warranto
not the cases arising from
Violation of were decided by Executive Order
Note: consider Republic Act them in the #s 1, 2, 14 & 14
the position of No. 3019 ( Anti exercise of their – A ; petitions
the accused and Graft and original or for writ of
the nature of Corrupt appellate Amparo and
the crime Practices Act) jurisdictions Habeas Data
 With the SC,
CA, RTC -
petitions for
writ of amparo,
writ of habeas
data WHEN
THE ACTION
CONCERNS
PUBLIC DATA
FILES OF THE
GOVERNMENT
OFFICE;
Violation of RA Petitions for
1379 (An Act Note: Ancillary certiorari,
Declaring Writ and prohibition,
Forfeiture on processes in the mandamus
favor of the aid of appellate RELATING TO
State any jurisdiction - AN ACT OR
property found exists only as OMISSION OF
to have been part of an THE MTC,
unlawfully INDEPENDENT CORPORATION,
acquired by any action; remedy BOARD,
public officers invoked in the OFFICER, or
or employee of aid of collection PERSON ( sec 4
providing for of plaintiff‘s rule 65 as
the proceedings demand in amended by AM
therefor)2 Sec 2
Chapter action No 07-7012 SC)
Title VII Book 2
of the RPC
(Bribery,
indirect Bribery,
Corruption of
Officials of the
Public Officials
executive
Sec 210-212)
branch where one or
occupying the more of the
position of accused are
regional officials
director and occupying the
higher (AKA following
E Grade ‘27’ of RA positions in the
6758, government,
Compensation whether in a
and Position permanent,
Classification
A. Provincial acting or
Act)
governors, vice- interim
governors, capacity, at the
members of the time of the
sangguniang commission of
panlalawigan, the offense
provincial
treasurers,
assessors,
engineers and
other provincial
department
heads;
 B. City mayors,
vice-mayors,
members of the
sangguniang
panlungsod, city
treasurers,
assessors,
engineers and
other city
department
C. Officials of
heads
the diplomatic
service
occupying the
position of
consul and
higher

The Salary D. Philippine

Grade has no army and air
reference to the force colonels,
officials naval captains,
enumerated and all officers
from letters a-g of higher rank
E. Officers of the
PNP while
occupying the
position of
provincial
director and
those holding
the rank of
senior
superintendent
F.
orCity and
higher
provincial
prosecutors and
their assistants,
and officials and
prosecutors in
the office of the
G. Presidents,
Ombudsman
directors
and specialof
trustees,
prosecutor or
managers of
government
owned or
controlled
corporations,
state
universities or
educational
institutions or
foundations
Members of
Congress and
officials thereof
(classified as
C Grade ‘27’ and
higher under
the CPCA of
1989)
 Members of the
judiciary
J without
prejudice to the
provisions of
the Constitution
Chairmen and
members of the
Constitutional
Commissions,
C without
prejudice to the
provisions of
the Constitution
All other
national and
local officials
Other offenses
(classified as
A or felonies
Grade ‘27’ and
whether simple
higher under
or
thecomplexed
CPCA of In relation to
with
1989)other office- 1.
crimes perpetrated
committed in while in the
relation to performanceof
their office by official function
the public 2. Intimately
officials and connected with
employees the office/the
mentioned in offense cannot
Section 4(a), exist without
P.D. 1606, as the
EO 1-office
cases3. of
amended by Office is an
recovery and
Republic Act element of theof
sequestration
RPC A-G 7975 crime
ill gotten wealth
amassed by the
marcoses and
their cronies,
EO 2- all ill
gotten wealths
includes
properties in
the form of
Civil and Estates and real
criminal cases properties in
filed pursuant the Ph or
Recovery and to and in abroad, EO 14
Sequestration connection with and 14A-
Cases of the ill Executive Order Sandiganbayan’
gotten wealth of #s 1,2,14 and s jurisdiction
the Marcoses 14 – A, issued in over ill gotten
and associates 1986 wealth
 RA 9160 as
amended by RA
10167 and RA
10365 as
amended by RA
10630 Sec 5.
Those money
laundering
cases
committed by
public officers
and private RA 1379
persons who
Sec 3 of RA Forfeiture cases
are
7080 in(An Act arising out of a
conspiracy
Defining and with cause of action
such publicthe separate and
Penalizing
officers
crime of different from a
Plunder) plunder case.
provides that [Preponderance
Until otherwise of Evidence is
provided by law, Reqd which is
all prosecutions proven by the
under this act disproportion
shall be within of the
the original respondents
jurisdiction of properties to
the his legitimate
Violation of RA income]
Sandiganbayan
6713 ( Code of
Conduct and
Ethical
Standards)

CTA ENBANC-
Court of Tax Exclusive Decisions,
Exclusive
Appeals Original Resolutions
Appellate on Notes
Motion for
reconsideration
or motion for
new trial in
All criminal Divisions IN
offenses arising THE EXERCISE
from violations OF EXCLUSIVE
of the NIRC or APPELLATE
Tariff and JURISDICTION
Customs Code over cases
and other laws arising from
administered by administrative
the BIR or the agencies[BIR,
Bureau of BoC, BoF, DTI,
Customs DA]
Offenses where
the principal
amount of taxes
and fees,
exclusive of
charges and
penalties
claimed is less
than
P1,000,000 or
where the
specified
amount claimed
shall be tried by
the regular
courts and the
jurisdiction of
the CTA shall
Over appeals
be appellate
from the
judgments,
Local Tax
resolutions
Cases, Tax or To review by
orders of the
Collection appeal the cases
RTC in tax
Cases- Over cases specified in RA
originally
petitions for 1125 Sec 7 as
decided by
review of the amended by RA
them
judgments, 9282 Sec 7
resolutions or
orders of the
RTC in the
exercise of their
appellate
jurisdiction
over cases
originally
decided by the
MTC, MeTC, and
McTC and over
criminal
offenses for
violation of
Decisions,
NIRC, TCC et al
Resolutions on
Motion for
reconsideration
or motion for
new trial in
Divisions in the
exercise of
EXCLUSIVE
ORIGINAL
JURISDICTION
 Decisions of the
Central Board of
Assessment
Appeals in the
exercise of their
APPELLATe
jurisdiction
over cases
involving
assessment and
taxation of real
property
ORIGINALLY
decided by the
provincial and
Decisions,
city board on
Resolutions
assessment
Motion for
reconsideration
or motion for
new trial in
Divisions in the
exercise of
EXCLUSIVE
ORIGINAL/
EXCLUSIVE
APPELLATE
JURISDICTION
over cases
involving
criminal cases
from violation
of NIRC, TCC,
etal
Appellate RRCP-
Rule 122 Sec 3
(a) (b) Revised
Exclusive Rules on
Court of Appellate Sec Original Sec 9 Criminal
Appeals 9(3) of BP 129 BP 129 Procedure Concurrent
 judgments,
decisions,
resolutions,
orders, or
awards of : RTC,
quasi judicial
agencies,
instrumentalitie
s, board of
commissions ,
including SEC,
SSS, Employees
Compensation
Commission, By Appeal-
CIvil Service over all final
Commission judgments,
EXCEPT those To issue writs of decisions,
falling within mandamus, resolutions,
the appellate prohibition, orders, or
jurisdiction of certiorari, awards of the
the SC in habeas corpus, RTC and quasi
accordance injunctions and judicial
with the ancillary writs agencies, With the SC,
Constitution, whether or not instrumentalitie RTC,
Labor Code, the in aid of its s, board or Sandiganbayan
provisions of BP AM
appellate
No. 07-9-12 commissions, - petitions for
129 and subpar SCjurisdiction;
Writ of except those certiorari,
1 of 3rd par and UNLIKE
Amparo;THEAM appealable to prohibition and
subpar 4 of 4th No.
TRIAL COURT,
08-1-16 SC the Supreme mandamus
Par Of The its writ have
Habeas Data; Court, CTA or against the
judiciary Act Of Sec
nationwide
4 Am 05- the Regional Trial
1948 scope
11-04 SC Sandiganbayan Court
Petition for
freeze order on
monetary
instrument,
property or By Petiton for
proceeds Review - From
relation to or the Regional
involving any Trial Court in
unlawful cases appealed
activity as thereto from
defined under the lower
Sec 3(j) of RA People vs not
courts and
9160 as Mateo 2004
appealable to
amended by RA case:
the providing
9194 for mandatory
Sandiganbayan
and
intermediate
review by the
CA of cases
involving
death penalty,
reclusion
perpetua or
life
imprisonment

Exclusive
Supreme Court Original Appellate Concurrent
 affirm on
appeal or
certiorari as a
law or the rules
of court may
provide, final
judgments and
orders of the
lower court (CA,
Sandiganbayan,
CTA enbanc,
RTC on purely
question of law,
Shariah With the Court
Appellate of Appeals and
Courts) ; Regional Trial
decision, Court -
resolution and petitions for
orders of the certiorari,
Sec 5 (1) Art 8 lower court (CA, prohibition and
of the RTC mandamus,hab
constitution- In Sandiganbayan eas corpus,
actions affecting in petition for habeas
ambassadors habeas data or With
data,writ
the of
and other writ of amparo Sandiganbayan
amparo against
public ministers in apending -the
petitions
lower for
and consul criminal case) mandamus,
courts
prohibition
certiorari,
habeas corpus,
injunctions and
ancillary writs
in aid of its
Automatic appellate
Petitions for review in jurisdiction ;
certiorari, criminal cases * petitions
prohibition and where the death for quo
mandamus penalty is warranto
against the imposed. arising from
Court of [reclusion Executive Order
Appeals & the perpetua or for #s 1, 2, 14 & 14
By Petition
Sandiganbayan Review
higher] on –A
Certiorari -
From the Court
of Appeals;
From the
Sandiganbayan;
From the
Regional Trial
Court where
only erroe of
question of law
is involved
Trial Court
having Crimes
Jurisdiction in Certain
jurisdiction to
impose the
maximum and
serious penalty
imposable of an
offense forming
part of the
Complex Crime complex crime
 The Courts of
the territories
where the
essential
ingredient of
the crime took
place have
concurrent
Continuing Cri jurisdiction
Exclusive
Crime jurisdiction of
Punishable the Municipal
with destierro Trial Courts