Criminal Jurisdiction of the Municipal Trial Court (5) Jurisdiction over Complex cases

(6) Illegal recruitment cases as penalized under RA

Metropolitan Trial Court and Municipal Circuit Trial Court 8042 amended by RA 10022
(7) Violation of the provisions of the intellectual
Exclusive Original Jurisdiction
property code
(8) Violation of Environmental laws, rules and
(1) All violations of the city municipal ordinances
regulations.
committed within their territorial jurisdiction.
 Original Jurisdiction in the issuance of units of the
(2) All offenses punishable with imprisonment of
certiorari, prohibition, mandamus, quo waranto,
not more than 6 years irrespective of the
habeas corpus and injunction enforceable in any part
amount of fine.
of their respective regions
(3) Offenses where the fine is P 4,000 or less
 Appellate jurisdiction over all cases decided by the
(4) In all cases of damage to property through
MTC, MeTC and MCTC with its territorial jurisdiction.
criminal negligence
 Special jurisdiction of certain branches to handle
(5) All offenses committed by public officers and
exclusive criminal cases as may be determined by the
employee in relation to their office punishable
SC:
with imprisonment of not more than 6 years
(1) Criminal cases
with a salary grade of less than 27.
(2) Juvenile and domestic relations cases
Criminal Jurisdiction on Summary Procedure: (3) Agrarian cases
(4) Urban land reform cases which do not fall
(1) Violations of Traffic laws, rules and regulations under the jurisdiction of quasi-judicial
(2) Violations of the Rental Law bodies and agencies.
(3) Violations of City or Municipal Ordinances (5) Such other special cases as the SC may
(4) All other offenses where the penalty does not determine in the interest of a speedy and
exceed 6 months liabilities arising therefrom, efficient administration of justice.
and in offenses involving damage to property  Jurisdiction over criminal cases under special laws:
through criminal negligence where the (1) Jurisdiction over criminal cases and civil aspects
imposable fine does not exceed P10,000. of written defamation.
(5) Violation of BP 22 (Bouncing Check Law) (2) Jurisdiction of designated special courts over
cases in violation of the comprehensive
Special Jurisdiction dangerous drugs act of 2002.
(3) Jurisdiction of designated RTC branches for
(1) Petition for habeas corpus, in the absence of all
violations of intellectual Property Rights.
Regional Trial Judges in a province or City.
(4) Jurisdiction to try all cases on money laundering.
(2) Application for bail in criminal cases in the
However those committed by public officers and
province or City where the absent Regional Trial
private persons who are in conspiracy with such
Judges sit.
public officers shall be under the jurisdiction of
Criminal Jurisdiction of the RTC the sandiganbayan.

Exclusive Original Jurisdiction Criminal Jurisdiction of Sandiganbayan

(1) Criminal cases not within he exclusive Exclusive Original Jurisdiction

jurisdiction of any court, tribunal, or body.
(1) Violations of RA 3019 as amended ( Anti-Graft
(2) Criminal cases where the penalty provided by
and corruption Practices Act) and RA 1379 ( An
law exceeds 6 years imprisonment irrespective
act Declaring Forfeiture in favor of the state any
of the fine.
property found to have been unlawfully acquired
(3) Offenses committed by government officials
by Public Officer or Employee)
punishable by imprisonment of more than 6
(2) Other offenses or felonies whether simple or
years or a fine more than P4,000 with a salary
complex with other crimes committed by public
grade of less than 27.
officials and employees mentioned in Sec. 4(a)
(4) Offenses where the fine is more than P4,000
PD 1606 as amended in relation to their offices.
 (3) Crimes mentioned in Chapte 2 Section 2 Tile VII
Book 2 of the Revised Penal Code, that is , Article
210: Direct bribery, Article 211: Indirect bribery,
Article 212: Corruption of public officials
(4) Violations of EO 1, 2, 14-A of 1986 ( Marcoses ill-
gotten wealth cases)
(5) Violations of RA 6713 – Code of Conduct and
Ethical Standards.
(6) Violation of RA 7080 – The Plunder law
(7) RA 9160 – Violation of the Anti-money
laundering law when committed by a public
officer.
(8) PD 46 referred to as the Gift-Giving decree.

Appellate Jurisdiction

(1) Final judgment, resolutions, or orders of RTC

whether in the exercise of their own original or
appellate jurisdiction.