Practice question
In 2026 a complaint adequately pleads timely forcible entry involving land assessed at P3 million. The defendant argues RA 11576 necessarily sends it to the RTC because assessed value exceeds P400,000. Which is correct?
- Every real-property dispute over P400,000 must start in the RTC without exception
- The case belongs in the CTA
- The ejectment exception preserves original jurisdiction in the proper first-level court; the high assessed value alone does not change that
- The complaint must become a criminal case
- Jurisdiction depends only on the defendant’s choice
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2021/ra_11576_2021.html — RA 11576, sections 1–2, ejectment exception
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2022/jul2022/gr_238468_2022.html — G.R. No. 238468, July 6, 2022, main opinion
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2022/mar2022/gr_205832_2022.html — G.R. No. 205832, March 2022, ejectment and provisional ownership determination
- https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/sc-issues-rules-on-expedited-procedures-in-the-first-level-courts/ — Supreme Court official explanation of A.M. 08-8-7-SC, 2022 expedited rules
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