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DECISIONS OF LOWER COURTS

Maria Ana M. PulidoJuly 2013


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Metropolitan Trial Courts (MeTCs)/Municipal Trial Courts in

Cities (MTCCs)/Municipal Trial Courts (MTCs)/and

Municipal Circuit Trial Courts (MCTCs)

First Level Courts established in

each city and municipality

Jurisdiction is provided for bySections 33 and 35 of Batas

Pambansa Blg. 129

Jurisdiction has been expanded byspecial laws, namely, RA Nos. 9276,

9252, 9305, 9306, and 9308


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MeTCs, MTCCs, MTCs, and

MCTCs Shall exercise original jurisdiction in Civil Cases

as provided for in Section 33 of BP Blg. 129:

Exclusive original jurisdiction over civll actionsand probate proceedings

Testate and intestate Including the grant of provisional remedies in

proper cases

Where the value of the personal property

Estate or amount of the demand does notexceed One Hundred Thousand Pesos(100,000.00) or,

In Metro Manila where such real property, estateor amount of the demand does not exceed TwoHundred Thousand Pesos (200,000.00)


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MCTCs Exclusive of interests, damages of whatever

kind, attorneys fees, litigation expenses, andcosts the amount of which must be specificallyalleged:

Provided, that interests, damages of whateverkind, attorneys fees, litigation expenses

Including the grant of provisional remedies inproper cases

Where the value of the personal property Estate or amount of the demand does not

exceed One Hundred Thousand Pesos(100,000.00) or,


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MCTCs In Metro Manila where such real property,

estate amount of the demand does not exceedTwo Hundred Thousand Pesos (200,000.00),

Exclusive of interests, damages of whatever

kind, attorneys fees, litigation expenses andcosts shall be included in the determination ofthe filing fees

Provided, further, that where there are severalclaims or causes of action between the same ordifferent parties embodied in the samecomplaint, the amount of the demand shall bethe totality of the claims in all the causes ofaction arose out of the same or differenttransactions


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MCTCs Exclusive original jurisdiction over cases of

forcible entry and unlawful detainer:

Provided, that when, in such cases, thedefendant raises the question of ownership in

his pleadings and the question of ownership inhis pleadings and the question of possessioncannot be resolved without deciding the issueof ownership, the issue of ownership shall beresolved only to determine the issue of

possession


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Section 33 of Batas

Pambansa Blg. 129 Provides that the Supreme Court

may designate MeTCs, MTCCs,MTCs, and MCTCs to hear and

determine cadastral or landregistration cases where the valuedoes not exceed One HundredThousand Pesos (100,000.00)

Their decision can be appealed inthe same manner as the RegionalTrial Courts


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MCTCs

Empowered to hear and decidepetitions for a writ of habeas

corpus or application for bail incriminal cases in the provinceor city in the absence of the

Regional Trial Court Judges


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MCTCs By virtue ofA.M. No. 08-8-7-SC,

enacted September 9, 2008andeffective October 1, 2008, the

MeTCs, MTCCs, MTCs, andMCTCs were designated to trysmall claims cases for payment ofmoney where the value of the claim

does not exceed One HundredThousand Pesos (100,000.00)eclusive of interests and costs


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MCTCs Shall apply the rules of procedure

provided in A.M. No. 08-8-7-SC inall actions which are:

a) Purely civil in nature where the claim or reliefprayed for by the plaintiff is solely for paymentor reimbursement of sum of money, and

b) The civil aspect of criminal actions, either filedbefore the institution of the criminal action, orreserved upon the filing of the criminal actionin court, pursuant to Rule III of the RevisedRules of Criminal Procedure

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