SUPREME COURT OF THE PHILIPPINES
AND THE LOWER COURTS
Legal Basis
•
The Philippine Constitution of 1935,1973,1987 vested judicial power in one Supreme Court and in
such lower courts as may be established by law.
•
Batas Pambansa Blg. 129 (August 14, 1981), Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980, created firstlevel courts [Metropolitan Trial Courts (MeTCs) established in Metropolitan Manila, Municipal Trial
Courts in Cities (MTCCs) outside Metropolitan Manila, Municipal Trial Courts (MTCs) in each of the
other cities or municipalities, and Municipal Circuit Trial Courts (MCTCs) in each circuit comprising
such cities and/or municipalities as grouped by law] and second-level courts [Regional Trial Courts
(RTCs) established in each of the 13 regions in the Philippines].
•
Presidential Decree No. 1083 (February 4, 1997) established Shari’a Courts in Islamic regions and
provinces to interpret and apply the Code of Muslim Personal Laws, with Shari’a Circuit Courts
(SCCs) and the Shari’a District Courts (SDCs), at the same level as the Municipal Circuit Trial Courts
(MCTCs) and Regional Trial Courts (RTCs), respectively.
Mandate
The Supreme Court of the Philippines and the Lower Courts perform adjudicative functions vested on
them by the Philippine Constitution and other applicable laws. Their judicial power includes “the duty of
the courts of justice to settle actual controversies involving rights which are legally demandable and
enforceable, and to determine whether or not there has been a grave abuse of discretion amounting to
lack of or excess of jurisdiction on the part of any branch or instrumentality of the Government.”
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LOGICAL FRAMEWORK (SCPLCs)
A Just, Peaceful
& Progressive Society
Societal Goal
Rule of Law
Sectoral Goal
Independent, Effective, and
Efficient Administration
of Justice
Organizational Outcome
Major Final Outputs
Decisions/Resolutions of
Cases under SCPLC
Jurisdiction
Admission to the Philippine
Bar
P/A/Ps
Adjudication of
cases
Supreme court
Adjudication of cases
Conduct
of bar examinations
Lower courts
- Regional Trial
Court (RTC)
- Metropolitan Trial Court (MeTC)
- Municipal Trial
Court in Cities
(MTCC)
- Municipal Trial
Court (MTC)
- Shari’a District
Court (SDC)
- Shari’a Circuit Trial
Court (SCTC)
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Discipline
of lawyers
PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND TARGETS
(Amounts in Thousand Pesos)
Particulars
MFO 1
Resolutions/Decisions in appealed and
other cases under its Jurisdiction
No. of resolutions/decisions
Supreme Court
Disposition rate
Regional Trial Courts (RTC)
Disposition rate
Metropolitan Trial Courts (MeTC)
Disposition rate
Municipal Trial Courts in Cities (MTCC)
Disposition rate
Municipal Circuit Trial Courts (MCTC)
Disposition rate
Municipal Trial Courts (MTC)
Disposition rate
Shari'a District Courts (SDC)
Disposition rate
Shari'a Circuit Courts (SCC)
Disposition rate
Child & Family Courts (CFC)
Disposition rate
Regional Court Administration Office
(RCAO) - Region 7
Disposition rate
Municipal Trial Courts in Cities - Region 7
(MTCC-7)
Disposition rate
Municipal Circuit Trial Courts - Region 7
(MCTC-7)
Disposition rate
Municipal Trial Courts - Region 7
(MTC-7)
Disposition rate
MFO 2
Admission to the Philippine Bar
No. of applications to bar processed
No. of certificates of admission issued
No. of other certificates
No. of resolutions/dec. of admin. cases
TOTAL
FY 2010
FY 2011
FY 2012
Target/Amount Actual/Amount Target/Amount Target/Amount
11,743,937
13,102,131
12,723,344
4,996
44%
132,039
24.00%
50,276
30%
56,023
38%
25,085
36%
29,512
35%
37
3300%
254
39%
26,123
29.00%
4,555
43%
91,882
22.88%
43,236
29%
40,765
42%
15,656
26%
19,833
30%
29
15%
202
30%
20,406
24.88%
4,874
46%
94,532
23%
46,986
31%
44,438
46%
17,989
30%
24,067
35%
31
14%
247
36%
21,283
25%
5,215
50%
97,920
24%
46,539
34%
43,720
50%
17,446
31%
23,325
38%
31
13%
219
32%
21,098
25%
10,402
22%
10,010
23%
10,747
24%
10,728
23%
9,595
29%
7,120
25%
8,699
33%
8,428
34%
2,839
59%
1,776
45%
2,092
51%
1,990
51%
990
55%
584
43%
658
48%
631
48%
30,000
6,733
1,434
25,160
2,000
57,168
5,038
2,519
9,203
1,000
60,000
6,400
2,771
10,135
2,200
67,878
6,400
3,048
11,149
2,500
11,773,937
13,159,299
12,783,344
785
12,041,519
12,109,397
FY 2012 MFO BUDGET
By MFO/By Expense Class
(In Thousand Pesos)
Particulars
MFO 1
Resolutions/Decisions in appealed and other
cases under its Jurisdiction
MFO 2
Admission to the Philippine Bar
Total
%Share
PS
MOOE
CO
TOTAL
8,826,447
3,059,052
156,020
12,041,519
99.44%
-
67,878
-
67,878
0.56%
8,826,447
3,126,930
156,020
12,109,397
72.89%
25.82%
1.29%
100%
By MFO
(Total Budget = P12,109,397,000)
MFO 2
0.56%
MFO 1
99.44%
By Expense Class
(Total Budget = P12,109,397,000)
MOOE
25.82%
PS
72.89%
CO
1.29%
786
% SHARE