Practice question
Does designating an RTC branch to hear specialized cases under BP129 Section23, by itself, transform it into a first-level municipal court?
- No
- Yes, every specialization lowers the court’s level
- Yes, its judge becomes a municipal treasurer
- Yes, all RTC jurisdiction disappears automatically
- Yes, special subject matter excludes judicial character
Legal references
- BP129 Sections22,23,25 and35 (institutional classifications, without monetary thresholds): https://lawphil.net/statutes/bataspam/bp1981/bp_129_1981.html
- 1987 Constitution, Article VIII Sections4 and5(5): https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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