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Practice question: Court of Appeals (BP 129, as amended by RA 7902)

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Practice question

Which action falls within the Court of Appeals’ exclusive original jurisdiction under amended BP 129 section 9(2)?
  1. Every original collection case
  2. Every municipal ordinance prosecution
  3. An action for annulment of an RTC judgment, subject to Rule 47
  4. Every small claim against a private borrower
  5. Every petition for probate regardless of venue

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1995/ra_7902_1995.html — RA 7902 section 1, current BP 129 section 9, original writ, annulment, appellate and factual-hearing powers.
  • https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html — Rules 42 and 43, relevant review routes, and Rule 47 sections 1 and 10, RTC versus first-level court annulment.
  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2004/ra_9282_2004.html — amended CTA charter sections 7 and 19, special tax appellate jurisdiction and Supreme Court review of CTA en banc.
  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2008/ra_9503_2008.html — section 1, CTA’s current rank at the same level as the Court of Appeals.

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