Practice question
Which petition is expressly included in the Supreme Court’s original jurisdiction under Article VIII section 5(1)?
- An ordinary small debt claim merely because a party prefers Manila
- A petition for habeas corpus
- Every administrative request to renew a driver’s license
- Every municipal building-permit application
- Every purely private arbitration request
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html — Constitution, Article VIII sections 1–2, 4–6, Supreme Court judicial power, protected jurisdiction, original and review powers, en banc authority and rulemaking.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2019/mar2019/gr_217158_2019.html — Gios-Samar, Inc. v. DOTC, G.R. No. 217158, March 12, 2019, main decision on hierarchy of courts and direct recourse.
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