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Practice question: Metropolitan Trial Courts, Municipal Trial Courts in Cities, Municipal Trial Courts, and Municipal Circuit Trial Courts (BP 129, as amended by RA 7691 and 11576; Expedited Procedures [AM 08-8-7-SC])

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Practice question

Under BP 129 as amended by RA 11576, what is the ordinary first-level-court monetary ceiling for a civil demand governed by §33(1), excluding the specified incidental amounts?
  1. PHP2,000,000
  2. PHP300,000 outside Metro Manila only
  3. PHP400,000 in Metro Manila only
  4. PHP5,000,000
  5. PHP100,000

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2021/ra_11576_2021.html — RA11576 §§1–4 amending BP129.
  • https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/sc-issues-rules-on-expedited-procedures-in-the-first-level-courts/ — Supreme Court, March2 2022, AM08-8-7-SC summary of current expedited procedures.

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