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SPECIAL RULES OF PROCEDURE SUPPLEMENT TO THE RULES OF COURT

where such demand or claim exceeds Two hundred

thousand pesos (200,000.00);

(4) In all matters of probate, both testate and intestate,

where the gross value of the estate exceeds One

hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) or, in probate

matters

in

Metro

Manila,

where such gross value

exceeds Two hundred thousand pesos (200,000.00);

(5) In all actions involving the contract of marriage and

marital relations;

(6) In all cases not within the exclusive jurisdiction of

any

court,

tribunal,

person

or

body

exercising

jurisdiction

or any court, tribunal, person or body

exercising judicial or quasi-judicial functions;

(7) In all civil actions and special proceedings falling

within the exclusive original jurisdiction of a Juvenile

and Domestic Relations Court and of the Courts of

Agrarian Relations as now provided by law; and

(8) In all other cases in which the demand, exclusive of

interest, damages of whatever kind, attorney's fees,

litigation expenses, and costs or the value of the

property

in

controversy

exceeds

One

hundred

thousand

pesos

(100,000.00)

or,

in

such

other

abovementioned items exceeds Two hundred thousand

pesos (200,000.00). (as amended by R.A. No. 7691*)

Section 20. Jurisdiction in criminal cases. – Regional

Trial Courts shall exercise exclusive original jurisdiction

in all criminal cases not within the exclusive jurisdiction

of any court, tribunal or body, except those now falling

under the exclusive and concurrent jurisdiction of the

Sandiganbayan which shall hereafter be exclusively

taken cognizance of by the latter.

Section

21.

Original

jurisdiction

in

other

cases.

–

Regional Trial Courts shall exercise original jurisdiction:

(1) In the issuance of writs of certiorari, prohibition,

mandamus,

quo

warranto,

habeas

corpus

and

injunction which may be enforced in any part of their

respective regions; and

(2) In actions affecting ambassadors and other public

ministers and consuls.

Section

22.

Appellate

jurisdiction. – Regional Trial

Courts shall exercise appellate jurisdiction over all cases

decided by Metropolitan Trial Courts, Municipal Trial

Courts,

and

Municipal

Circuit Trial Courts in their

respective territorial jurisdictions. Such cases shall be

decided on the basis of the entire record of the

proceedings

had

in the court of origin and such

memoranda and/or briefs as may be submitted by the

parties or required by the Regional Trial Courts. The

decision of the Regional Trial Courts in such cases shall

be appealable by petition for review to the

Court of Appeals which may give it due course only

when the petition shows prima facie that the lower

court has committed an error of fact or law that will

warrant a reversal or modification of the decision or

judgment sought to be reviewed.

Section 23. Special jurisdiction to try special cases. –

The Supreme Court may designate certain branches of

the Regional Trial Courts to handle exclusively criminal

cases, juvenile and domestic relations cases, agrarian

cases, urban land reform cases which do not fall under

the jurisdiction of quasi-judicial bodies and agencies,

and/or such other special cases as the Supreme Court

may determine in the interest of a speedy and efficient

administration of justice.

Section 24. Special Rules of Procedure. – Whenever a

Regional Trial Court takes cognizance of juvenile and

domestic

relation cases and/or agrarian cases, the

special rules of procedure applicable under present

laws to such cases shall continue to be applied, unless

subsequently amended by law or by rules of court

promulgated by the Supreme Court.

CHAPTER III METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURTS,

MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS, AND MUNICIPAL

CIRCUIT TRIAL COURTS

Section 25. Establishment of Metropolitan Trial Courts,

Municipal

Trial

Courts

and

Municipal Circuit Trial

Courts. – There shall be created a Metropolitan Trial

Court in each metropolitan area established by law, a

Municipal Trial Court in each of the other cities or

municipalities, and a Municipal Circuit Trial Court in

each

circuit

comprising

such

cities

and/or

municipalities as are grouped together pursuant to law.

Section

26.

Qualifications.

–

No

person

shall

be

appointed

judge

of

a

Metropolitan

Trial

Court,

Municipal Trial Court, or Municipal Circuit Trial Court

unless he is a natural-born citizen of the Philippines, at

least 30 years of age, and, for at least five years, has

been engaged in the practice of law in the Philippines,

or has held a public office in the Philippines requiring

admission to the practice of law as an indispensable

requisite.

Section 27. Metropolitan Trial Courts of the National

Capital Region. – There shall be a Metropolitan Trial

Court in the National Capital Region, to be known as

the Metropolitan Trial Court of Metro Manila, which

shall be composed of eighty-two (82) branches. There

shall be:

Thirty branches (Branches I to XXX) for the city of Manila

with seats thereat;

Thirteen branches (Branches XXXI to XLIII) for Quezon

City with seats thereat; +20 (RA 10480)

Five branches (Branches XLIV to XLVIII) for Pasay City

with seats thereat; +5 (RA 10711)

Five branches (Branches XLIX to LIII) for Caloocan City

with seats thereat; +4 (RA 9374)

One branch (Branch LIV) for Navotas with seat thereat;

+2 (RA 10299)

Two branches (Branches LV and LVI) for Malabon with

seats thereat; +1 (RA 10520)

Two branches (Branches LVII and LVIII) for San Juan

with seats thereat;

Two branches (Branches LIX and LX) for Mandaluyong

with seats thereat; +11 (RA 9848)

Seven branches (Branches LXI and LXVII) for Makati

with seats thereat; +6 (RA 10537)

Five branches (Branches LXVIII to LXXII) for Pasig with

seats thereat; +12 (RA 10566)

One

branch

(Branch

LXXIII)

for

Pateros with seat

thereat;

One branch (Branch LXXIV) for Taguig with seat thereat;

+3 (RA 10381)

Two branches (Branches LXXV and LXXVI) for Marikina

with seats thereat; +4 (RA 9424)

Two

branches

(Branches

LXXVII

and

LXXVIII)

for

Parañaque with seats thereat; +5 (RA 9376)

One branch (Branch LXXIX) for Las Piñas with seat

thereat; +4 (RA 10522)

One branch (Branch LXXX) for Muntinlupa with seat

thereat; +5 (RA 10251)

Two

branches

(Branches

LXXXI

and

LXXXII)

for

Valenzuela with seats thereat; +3 (RA 10341)

Section 28. Other Metropolitan Trial Courts. – The

Supreme

Court

shall

constitute

Metropolitan

Trial

Courts in such other metropolitan areas as may be

established by law whose territorial jurisdiction shall be

co-extensive

with

the

cities

and

municipalities

comprising the metropolitan area.

Every Metropolitan Trial Judge shall be appointed to a

metropolitan area which shall be his permanent station

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