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Practice question: Original and Appellate

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An RTC decides an ordinary appeal from an MTC on the record and memoranda. A litigant claims this must be original jurisdiction because the RTC independently evaluates the issues. Resolve the claim under BP 129 Section 22.

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/bataspam/bp1981/bp_129_1981.html — Section 22.

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