Practice question
A dispute falls within a special tribunal's exclusive statutory jurisdiction. A party files it in an RTC and relies only on the RTC's general-jurisdiction character. Is that sufficient?
- Yes, general jurisdiction always overrides every special allocation.
- No; general jurisdiction does not include matters lawfully reserved exclusively to another tribunal.
- Yes, if the RTC is geographically closer.
- Yes, if the complaint uses the word ordinary.
- No, because every RTC is exclusively a special tribunal.
Legal references
- Galang v Wallis, G.R. No. 223434, July 3, 2019, main decision, general and special jurisdiction (not historical monetary thresholds): https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2019/jul2019/gr_223434_2019.html
- SEC v Bonifacio, G.R. Nos. 198425, 201174 and 244462, January 30, 2024, en banc main decision, material allegations and relief: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/jan2024/gr_198425_2024.html
- People v Mendez, G.R. Nos. 208310–11 and 208662, March 28, 2023, en banc MAIN decision, adherence and exceptional jurisdictional estoppel: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/69095
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