JURISDICTION OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS (CIVIL CASES)

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(2) In all civil actions which involve the title (2) In all civil actions which involve the title (2) In all civil actions which involve the title
to, or possession of, real property, or any to, or possession of, real property, or any to, or possession of, real property, or any
interest therein, where the assessed value of interest therein, where the assessed value of interest therein, where the assessed value
the property involved exceeds Twenty the property involved exceeds Twenty exceeds Four hundred thousand pesos
thousand pesos (P20,000.00) or for civil thousand pesos (P20,000,00) or, for civil (P400,000.00), except for forcible entry into
actions in Metro Manila, where such the value actions in Metro Manila, where such value and unlawful detainer of lands or buildings,
exceeds Fifty thousand pesos (50,000.00) exceeds Fifty thousand pesos (P50,000.00) original jurisdiction over which is conferred
except actions for forcible entry into and except actions for forcible entry into and upon the Metropolitan Trial Courts, and
unlawful detainer of lands or buildings, unlawful detainer of lands or buildings, Municipal Trial Courts in Cities, Municipal
original jurisdiction over which is conferred original jurisdiction over which is conferred Trial Courts, and Municipal Circuit Trial
upon Metropolitan Trial Courts, Municipal upon the Metropolitan Trial Courts, Courts;
Trial Courts, and Municipal Circuit Trial Municipal Trial Courts, and Municipal Circuit
Courts; Trial Courts;

(3) In all actions in admiralty and maritime (3) In all actions in admiralty and maritime (3) In all actions in admiralty and maritime
jurisdiction where the demand or claim jurisdiction where the demand or claim jurisdiction where the demand or claims
exceeds One hundred thousand pesos exceeds One hundred thousand pesos exceeds Two million pesos (P2,000,000.00);
(P100,000.00) or, in Metro Manila, where (P100,000.00) or, in Metro Manila, where
such demand or claim exceeds Two hundred such demand or claim exceeds Two hundred
thousand pesos (200,000.00); thousand pesos (P200,000.00)

(4) In all matters of probate, both testate and (4) In all matters of probate, both testate and (4) In all matters of probate, both estate and
intestate, where the gross value of the estate intestate, where the gross value of the estate intestate, where the gross value of the estate
exceeds One hundred thousand pesos exceeds One hundred thousand pesos exceeds Two million pesos (P2,000,000.00)’
(P100,000.00) or, in probate matters in Metro (P100,000.00) or, in probate matters in Metro
Manila, where such gross value exceeds Two Manila, where such gross value exceeds Two
hundred thousand pesos (200,000.00) Hundred thousand pesos (P200,000.00);
(5) In all actions involving the contract of (5) In all actions involving the contract of
marriage and marital relations; marriage and marital relations;
(6) In all cases not within the exclusive (6) In all cases not within the exclusive
jurisdiction of any court, tribunal, person or jurisdiction of any court, tribunal, person or
body exercising jurisdiction or any court, body exercising jurisdiction of any court,
tribunal, person or body exercising judicial or tribunal, person or body exercising judicial or
quasi-judicial functions; quasi-judicial functions;

(7) In all civil actions and special proceedings (7) In all civil actions and special proceedings
falling within the exclusive original falling within the exclusive original
jurisdiction of a Juvenile and Domestic jurisdiction of a Juvenile and Domestic
Relations Court and of the Courts of Agrarian Relations Court and of the Court of Agrarian
Relations as now provided by law; and Relations as now provided by law; and

(8) In all other cases in which the demand, (8) In all other cases in which the demand, (8) In all other cases in which the demand,
exclusive of interest, damages of whatever exclusive of interest, damages of whatever exclusive of interest, damages of whatever
kind, attorney's fees, litigation expenses, and kind, attorney's fees, litigation expenses, and kind, attorney’s fees, litigation expenses and
costs or the value of the property in costs or the value of the property in costs or the value of the property in
controversy exceeds One hundred thousand controversy exceeds One hundred thousand controversy exceeds Two million pesos
pesos (100,000.00) or, in such other pesos (P100,000.00) or, in such other cases in (P2,000,000.00).”
abovementioned items exceeds Two hundred Metro Manila, where the demand exclusive of
thousand pesos (200,000.00). (as amended by the abovementioned items exceeds Two
R.A. No. 7691*) Hundred thousand pesos (P200,000.00)."
Jurisdiction of MTCs
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(1) Exclusive original jurisdiction over civil (1) Exclusive original jurisdiction over civil
actions and probate proceedings, testate and actions and probate proceedings, testate and
intestate, including the grant of provisional intestate, including the grant of provisional
remedies in proper cases, where the value of remedies in proper cases, where the value of
the personal property, estate, or amount of the the personal property, estate, or amount of the
demand does not exceed One hundred demand does not exceed Two million pesos
thousand pesos (P100,000.00) or, in Metro (P2,000,000.00), exclusive of interest,
Manila where such personal property, estate, damages of whatever kind, attorney’s fees,
or amount of the demand does not exceed litigation expenses, and costs, the amount of
Two hundred thousand pesos (P200,000.00), which must be specifically
exclusive of interest, damages of whatever alleged: Provided, That interest, damages of
kind, attorney's fees, litigation expenses, and whatever kind, attorney’s fees, litigation
costs, the amount of which must be expenses, and costs shall be included in the
specifically alleged: Provided, That interest, determination of the filing
damages of whatever kind, attorney's fees, fees: Provided, further, That where there are
litigation expenses, and costs shall be several claims or causes of actions between
included in the determination of the filing the same or different parties, embodied in the
fees: Provided, further, That where there are same complaint, the amount of the demand
several claims or causes of actions between shall be totality of the claims in all the causes
the same or different parties, embodied in the of action, irrespective of whether the causes
same complaint, the amount of the demand of action arose out of the same or different
shall be the totality of the claims in all the transactions;
causes of action, irrespective of whether the
causes of action arose out of the same or
different transactions;
(2) Exclusive original jurisdiction over cases
of forcible entry and unlawful detainer:
Provided, That when, in such cases, the
defendant raises the questions of ownership in
his pleadings and the question of possession
cannot be resolved without deciding the issue
of ownership, the issue of ownership shall be
resolved only to determine the issue of
possession; and
(3) Exclusive original jurisdiction in all civil (3) Exclusive original jurisdiction in all civil
actions which involve title to, or possession actions which involve title to, or possession
of, real property, or any interest therein where of, real property, or any interest therein where
the assessed value of the property or interest the assessed value of the property or any
therein does not exceed Twenty thousand interest therein does not exceed Four hundred
pesos (P20,000.00) or, in civil actions in thousand pesos (P400,000.00) exclusive on
Metro Manila, where such assessed value interest, damages of whatever kind, attorney’s
does not exceed Fifty thousand pesos fees, litigation expenses and
(P50,000.00) exclusive of interest, damages of costs: Provided, That in cases of land not
whatever kind, attorney's fees, litigation declared for taxation purposes, the value of
expenses and costs: Provided, That in cases of such property shall be determined by the
land not declared for taxation purposes, the assessed value of the adjacent lots.
value of such property shall be determined by
the assessed value of the adjacent lots."
(4) Exclusive original jurisdiction in admiralty
and maritime actions where the demand or
claim does not exceed Two million pesos
(P2,000,000.00).”