Section 21Sec./Art. 21

Jurisdiction. - The Regional Trial Court shall have jurisdiction over any violation of the province of this Act. Jurisdiction shall ie if any of the elements was committed within the Philippines or committed with the use of any device, tool, equipment, computer system or infrastructure, wholly or partly situated in the country, or when by such commission, damage is caused to a natural or juridical person who was in the Philippines at the time the offense was committed or whose Financial Account is maintained with an Institution operating in the Philippines.