Jurisdiction
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Sandiganbayan
RTC
MeTC, MTC, MCTC
Original – Concurrent
Exercise original jurisdiction over cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls.
Exercise original jurisdiction over petitions for certiorari, prohibition, mandamus, quo warranto, and habeas corpus
It shall exercise exclusive original jurisdiction to issue writs of mandamus, prohibition, certiorari, habeas corpus, and quo warranto, and auxiliary writs and processes, whether or not in aid of its appellate jurisdiction.
Its power over petitions for certiorari, prohibition, and mandamus extends to courts or quasi-judicial agencies, boards, instrumentalities, or commissions over which it has exclusive appellate jurisdiction and all other courts and quasi-judicial agencies, not falling under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.
Under EO 1,2,14, and 14-A (RA 7975 Sec. 2, RA 8249), the Marcos ill-gotten wealth cases, the Sandiganbayan has concurrent original jurisdiction with the Supreme Court in the:
1. special civil actions of certiorari, prohibition, mandamus, and quo warranto,
2. the special proceeding of habeas corpus, and
3. provisional remedies of injunction and ancillary writs in aid of its appellate jurisdiction.
In the issuance of writs of certiorari, prohibition, mandamus, quo warranto, habeas corpus and injunction which may be enforced in any part of their respective regions.
In actions affecting ambassadors and other public ministers and consuls
Original – Exclusive
Petitions for certiorari, prohibition, mandamus, quo warranto, and habeas corpus against court of appeals and sandiganbayan.
Actions for annulment of judgment of the RTCs.
1. Violation of RA 3019 (Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices), RA 1379 (unlawfully acquired property), and the Revised Penal Code (Book II, Title VII, Chapter II, Section 2), and,
2. Other offenses committed by public employees (and