3.

Payment of filing fees

a.
b.
c.
d.

4.

Estoppel
a.
b.

5.

Tijam v. Sibonghanoy, G.R. No. L-21450, April 15,

1968, 23 SCRA 29 (1968)
Figueroa v. People, G.R. No. 147406, July 14, 2008,
558 SCRA 63 (2008)

Error of jurisdiction v. Error of judgment

a.

B.

Manchester Development Co. v. Court of Appeals, G.R.

No. 75919, May 7, 1987, 149 SCRA 562 (1987)
Sun Insurance Office, Ltd. et al. v. Asuncion, G.R. Nos.
79937-38, February 13, 1989, 170 SCRA 274 (1989)
Colarina v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 117439,
February 25, 1999, 303 SCRA 647 (1999)
Ruby Shelter Builders and Realty Development Corp.
v. Formaran, G.R. No. 175914, February 10, 2009, 578
SCRA 283 (2009)

Fernando v. Vasquez, G.R. No. L-26417, January 30,

1970, 31 SCRA 288 (1970)

Jurisdiction over the subject matter of the different levels of courts

in civil cases
1.

Supreme Court
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.

2.

CONST., Art. VIII, secs. 1, 2 & 5; Art. VI, sec. 30; Art.
VII, secs. 4 & 18; Art. IX, sec. 7
Republic Act No. 296 (1948), as amended, sec. 17
Rep. Act No. 7902 (1995) and RULES OF COURT, Rule
43, sec. 1, Rule 45, sec. 1, Rule 65, sec. 4, Rule 66,
sec. 7, Rule 102, sec. 2
Cruz v. Mijares, G.R. No. 154464, September 11, 2008,
564 SCRA 501 (2008)
First Lepanto Ceramics, Inc. v. Court of Appeals, G.R.
No. 110571, October 7, 1994, 237 SCRA 519 (1994)
Fabian v. Desierto, supra
The City of Manila v. Caridad Grecia-Currdo, G.R. No.
175723, 4 February 2014

Court of Appeals
a.
b.
c.
d.

Batas Blg. 129 (1980), sec. 9, as amended by Rep. Act

No. 7902 (1995)
RULES OF COURT, Rule 43, secs. 1, 2 and 3, Rule 41,
sec. 2, Rule 47, sec. 1, Rule 65, sec. 4, Rule 66, sec.
7, Rule 102, sec. 2
Heirs of Julio Sobremonte v. Court of Appeals, G.R.
No. 206234, 22 October 2014
Armando Carpio v. Sulu Resources Development
Corporation, G.R. No. 148267, 8 August 2002

e.
f.
g.
3.

Regional Trial Courts

a.
b.
c.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.

4.

Pamela Seville o v. Pacita Carilo, G.R. No. 146454, 14

September 2007
TFS Incorporated v. Commissioner of Internal
Revenue,, G.R. No. 166829, 19 April 2019
St. Martin Funeral Home v. National Labor Relations
Commission, G.R. No. 130866, 16 September 1998

Batas Blg. 129 (1980), secs. 18-23, as amended by

Rep. Act No. 7691 (1994)
Admin. Circular 09-94, June 14, 1994
RULES OF COURT, Rule 40, sec. 1, Rule 41, sec. 2, Rule
42, sec. 1 and 2, Rule 65, sec. 4, Rule 66, sec. 7, Rule
102, sec. 2
Katon v. Palanca, Jr., G.R. No. 151149, September 7,
2004, 437 SCRA 565 (2004)
Encarnacion v. Amigo, G.R. No. 169793, September
15, 2006, 502 SCRA 172 (2006)
Radio Communications of the Philippines, Inc. v.
Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 136109, August 1, 2002,
386 SCRA 67 (2002)
Bokingo v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 161739, May 4,
2006, 489 SCRA 521 (2006)
Lu v. Lu Ym, G.R. No. 153690, August 26, 2008, 563
SCRA 254 (2008)

Metropolitan Trial Courts, Municipal Trial Courts and

Municipal Circuit Trial Courts
Batas Blg. 129 (1980), secs. 32-35, as amended by Rep. Act
No. 7691 (1994)
Revised Rules on Summary Procedure (1991)
A.M. No. 08-8-7-SC, September 9, 2008, RULES OF COURT,
Rule 70, sec. 1
Reyes v. Sta. Maria, G.R. No. L-33213, June 29, 1979, 91
SCRA 164 (1979)
Ortigas & Co., Ltd. v. Herrera, G.R. No. 36098, January 21,
1983, 120 SCRA 89 (1983)
Ortigas & Co., Ltd. v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 52488,
July 25, 1981, 106 SCRA 121 (1981)
Nera v. Vacante, G.R. No. L-15725, November 29, 1961, 3
SCRA 505 (1961)
Villostas v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 96271, June 26,
1992, 210 SCRA 490 (1992)
Vda. De Barrera v. Heirs of Vicente Legaspi, G.R. No.
174346, September 12, 2008, 585 SCRA 192 (2008)

5.

Specialized courts
a.

Family courts Rep. Act No. 8369 (1997), sec. 5

i.
ii.

A.M. No. 02-11-10-SC, March 4, 2003

A.M. No. 02-11-11, March 4, 2003

iii.
iv.
v.
b.

Commercial courts Rep. Act No. 8799 (2000), sec. 5,

par. (2)
i.
ii.
iii.

c.

A.M. No. 02-1-06-SC, January 22, 2002

A.M. No. 03-03-03-SC, June 17, 2003

Other tribunals and agencies

a.
b.
c.
d.

7.

A.M. No. 01-2-04, March 13, 2001

A.M. No. 04-9-07-SC, September 14, 2004
Reyes v. Regional Trial Court of Makati, G.R. No.
165744, August 11, 2008, 561 SCRA 593 (2008)

Intellectual property courts Rep. Act No. 8293 (1997)

i.
ii.

6.

A.M. No. 02-11-12, March 4, 2003

Madrian v. Madrian, G.R. No. 159374, July
12, 2007, 527 SCRA 487 (2007)
Thornton v. Thornton, G.R. No. 154598, August
16, 2004, 437 SCRA 550 (2004)

Securities and Exchange Commission - Rep. Act No.

8799 (2000), sec. 5, par. (1)
National Labor Relations Commission Pres. Decree
No. 442 (1974), arts. 213-225, as amended
Insurance Commission Pres. Decree No. 612 (1974),
sec. 414-416
Energy Regulatory Commission Rep. Act No. 9136
(2001), sec. 38, 41, 43-46

Katarungang Pambarangay
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.

Rep. Act No. 7160 (1991), secs. 399-422

Adm. Circular No. 14-93, July 15, 1993
Uy v. Contreras, G.R. Nos. 111416-17, September 26,
1994, 237 SCRA 167 (1994)
Gonzales v. Court of Appeals, G.R. Nos. 59495-97,
June 26, 1987, 151 SCRA 289 (1997)
Agbayani v. Belen, G.R. No. L-65629, November 24,
1986, 145 SCRA 635 (1986)
Blardony v. Coscolluela, G.R. No. 70261, February 28,
1990, 182 SCRA 825 (1990)
Wee v. De Castro, G.R. No. 176405, August 20, 2008,
562 SCRA 695 (2008)
Aquino v. Aure, G.R. No. 153567, February 18, 2008,
546 SCRA 71 (2008)