Title
Supreme Court
RA 7691: Expanded Jurisdiction of Lower Courts
Law
Republic Act No. 7691
Decision Date
Mar 25, 1994
Republic Act No. 7691 expands the jurisdiction of lower courts in the Philippines, granting Regional Trial Courts exclusive original jurisdiction in civil cases involving certain monetary values, while MeTCs, MTCs, and MCTCs retain jurisdiction over specific civil and criminal cases.

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