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COURTS Conflict of Laws
COURTS Conflict of Laws
Supreme Court Petitions for: (1) With Court of by way of petition for
Appeals in petitions for review on certiorari
certiorari, prohibition and certiorari, prohibition (appeal by certiorari
mandamus against the and mandamus against under Rule 45) against:
CA, COMELEC, COA, the RTC, CSC, Central
Board of Assessment (1) CA, Sandiganbayan,
CTA, Sandiganbayan,
Appeals, Quasi-judicial RTC on pure questions
NLRC agencies, and writ of of law;
kalikasan, all subject to
the doctrine of hierarchy (2) in cases involving
of courts. the constitutionality or
validity of a law or
(2) With the CA and treaty, international or
RTC in petitions for executive agreement,
certiorari, prohibition law, presidential decree,
and mandamus against proclamation, order,
lower courts and bodies instruction, ordinance or
and in petitions for quo regulation, legality of a
warranto, and writs of tax, impost,
habeas corpus, all assessment, toll or
subject to the doctrine penalty, jurisdiction of a
of hierarchy of courts. lower court; and
vii. Decisions of
Secretary of Trade and
Industry in the case of
non-agricultural product,
commodity or article,
and the Secretary of
Agriculture in the case
of agricultural product,
commodity or article,
involving dumping
duties and
counterveiling duties
under Secs. 301 and
302, respectively, of the
Tariff and Customs
Code, and safeguard
measures under RA
8800, where either party
may appeal the decision
to impose or not to
impose said duties.
Sandiganbayan i. Violations of RA 3019 with SC, CA and RTC
(Anti-Graft and Corrupt for petitions for writs of
Practices Act) habeas data and
amparo.
ii. Violations of RA 1379
(Anti-Ill-Gotten Wealth
Act)
(b) Members of
Congress and officials
thereof classified as G-
27 and up under RA
6758
(v) Petitions of
corporations,
partnerships or
associations to be
declared in the state of
suspension of payments
in cases where the
corporation, partnership
of association
possesses sufficient
property to cover all its
debts but foresees the
impossibility of meeting
them when they
respectively fall due or in
cases where the
corporation, partnership
of association has no
sufficient assets to cover
its liabilities, but is under
the management of a
Rehabilitation Receiver
or Management
Committee.
Metropolitan Trial i. In criminal cases: Delegated jurisdiction over petition for writ of
Courts habeas corpus and
(a) Summary to hear and decide application for bail if the
Municipal Trial Courts proceedings for cadastral and land RTC Judge in area is
violations of city or registration cases where not available
Municipal Circuit Trial municipal ordinances there is no controversy
Court committed within their provided the value of
respective territorial the lad to be
Municipal Trial Courts jurisdiction, including ascertained by the
in Cities traffic laws; claimant does not
exceed P100,000
(b) offenses punishable
with imprisonment not
exceeding six (6) years
irrespective of the
amount of fine, and
regardless of other
imposable accessory or
other penalties, including
the civil liability arising
from such offenses or
predicated thereon,
irrespective of the kind,
nature, value or amount
thereof; provided
however, that in
offenses involving
damage to property
through criminal
negligence, they shall
have exclusive original
jurisdiction thereof (Sec.
2, RA 7691).
(b) Summary
proceedings of forcible
entry and unlawful
detainer, violation of
rental law
c. The enforcement of a
barangay amicable
settlement or an
arbitration award
involving a money claim
pursuant to Sec. 417 of
RA 7160 (LGC).
Shariah Courts A. Shariah District concurrent original all cases tried in the
Courts jurisdiction over the Shari'a Circuit Courts
following: within their territorial
jurisdiction.
1. All cases 1. Petitions by
involving custody, Muslims for the
guardianship, legitimacy, constitution of the family
paternity and filiation home, change of name
arising under and commitment of
Presidential Decree No. insane person to any
1083; asylum;
3. Petitions for
declaration of absence
and death and for
cancellation and
correction of entries in
the Muslim Registries
mentioned in Title VI,
Book Two of Presidential
Decree No. 1083;
4. All actions
arising from customary
contracts in which the
parties are Muslims, if
they have not specified
which law shall govern
their relations;
(a) Marriage;
(b) Divorce recognized
under this Code;
(c) Betrothal or breach of
contract to marry;
(d) Customary dower
(mahr);
(e) Disposition and
distribution of property
upon divorce;
(f) Maintenance and
support, and consolatory
gifts, (mut'a); and
(g) Restitution of marital
rights.
a. Petitions for
guardianship, custody of
children and habeas
corpus involving children
c. Complaints for
annulment of marriage,
declaration of nullity of
marriage and those
relating 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
d. Petitions for support
and/or acknowledgment
e. Summary judicial
proceedings brought
under the provisions of
EO 209 (Family Code)
(1) Article 41 –
Declaration of
presumptive death
(5) Article 96 –
Administration and
enjoyment of ACP
f. 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 cognizable under
PD 603, EO 56 (1986)
and other related laws
Submitted by:
Ben-at, Joy C.
Torino, Marx Earvin C.
III-D