SYLLABUS

CIVIL PROCEDURE
SACP S. Salazar

I. PRELIMINARY

a) Constitutional basis
b) Bar Matter No. 803
c) A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC
d) What is procedure?
e) Purpose of procedure
f) 1997 Civil Procedure

II. GENERAL PROVISIONS

a) Applicability

b) Uniform Procedure in MTC & RTC

1. exceptions

c) Rules of Court as law

d) Retroactive application

1. Rule 144
2. exceptions
3. Tan, Jr. v. CA, G.R. No. 136368, January 16, 2002

e) Construction

1. What is the general course of action?

Asia United Bank v. Goodland Co., G.R. No. 188051,
November 22, 2010

2. When is liberal construction proper?

Rule 1, Sec. 6
Cabrera v. Ng, G.R. No. 201601, March 12, 2014
Sebastian v. Morales, 445 Phil 595, 605
Sablas v. Sablas, 526 SCRA 292
Saint Louis University v. Cobarrubias, G.R. No. 187104,
August 3, 2010

a. requisites for the application of liberal construction

Gipa, et al. v. Southern Luzon Institute, G.R. No. 177425,
June 18, 2014

III. CIVIL ACTIONS

a) What is a civil action?

b) Forms of civil actions

 1. Applicable Rules
2. When Rules not applicable?

c) How commenced?

1. Purpose of this provision

IV. PLEADINGS

a) What is a pleading?

1. Pleadings allowed to assert the claims of a party

a. What is a complaint?

2. Pleadings allowed in alleging the defenses to the pleadings

asserting a claim

a. What is an answer?

b. Kinds of defenses

1. Negative defenses

2. Affirmative defenses

a) Fraud; statute of limitations; release; payment;

illegality; statute of frauds; estoppel; former recovery;
discharge in bankruptcy; other matter by way of
confession and avoidance (Sec. 5b, Rule 6).

1) summary hearing

b) other grounds: the court has no jurisdiction over the

person of the defending party; venue is improperly laid;
the plaintiff has no legal capacity to sue; the pleading
asserting the claim states no cause of action; and a
condition precedent for the filing of the claim has not
been complied with (Sec. 12, Rule 8).

1) to be resolved motu proprio

c) lack of jurisdiction over the subject matter,

pendency of another action between the same parties
for the same cause, bar by a prior judgment.

1) may be used as grounds in a motion to dismiss

3. Effect of failure of raise affirmative defenses

4. Prohibited remedies against the denial of these

affirmative remedies
a) Proper remedy
b) What is a counterclaim?

1. Kinds of counterclaim

a. Compulsory counterclaim

1. Requisites
2. exception
3. Effect of failure to raise

b. Permissive counterclaim

c. Counter counterclaim

c) What is a cross-claim?

d) What is a counter cross-claim?

e) What is a reply?

1. When allowed?
2. Function of a reply
2. Effect if no reply is filed

f) What is a rejoinder?

1. When allowed?
2. Limitation of a rejoinder

g) What is a third (fourth, etc.)-party complaint?

1. Requisite

2. Purpose

3. When may not be admitted?

2. Answer to third (fourt, etc.)-party complaint

a. Defenses against the third (fourt, etc.)-party plaintiff

b. Defenses against the original plaintiff

h) Parts and contents of a pleading

1. Caption
2. The body
3. Relief
4. Date
5. Signature and address

i) What are constituted by the signature of the counsel?

 1. Effect if rule is violated

2. Extent of coverage
a. Exception

j) Effect of an unsigned pleading

k) Aside from signature of lawyer, what else are required?

Intestate Estate of Jose Uy v. Atty. Pacifico M. Maghari III, A.C.
No. 10525, September 1, 2015
Republic v. Kenrick Development Corp., G.R. No. 149576, August
8, 2006
Bar Matter No. 1922; OCA Circular No. 99-2008; OCA Circular No.
79-2014, May 26, 2014

l) Verification

1. Authorized signatory
2. Attachment
3. Allegations
4. What does the signature of the affiant certifies?
5. Effect of lack of proper verification

m) Certification against forum-shopping

1. When required?
2. What should be certified?
3. Effect of non-compliance
Bacolor, et al. v. Makabali Memorial Hospital, Inc., et al., G.R.
No. 204325, April 18, 2016
Cagayan Valley Drug Corp. v. CIR, G.R. No. 151413, February
13, 2008
Mid-Pasig Land Dev. Corp. v. Tablante, G.R. No. 162924,
February 4, 2010

n) What are to be attached to the pleading?

o) Striking out of pleading or matters contained therein

V. JURISDICTION

a) What is juridiction?

b) Aspects of the concept of jurisdiction

Boston Equity Resources, Inc. v. CA, G.R. No. 173946, June 19,
2013

c) Jurisdiction over the subject matter

Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, as amended by RA 7691

1. Totality Rule
 Pantranco North Express, Inc. v. Standard Insurance Co., Inc.,
et al., G.R. No. 140746, March 16, 2005
Iniego v Purganan, G.R. No. 166876, March 24, 2006
First Sarmiento Property Holdings v. PBCom, G.R. No. 202836,
June 19, 2018 (incapable of pecuniary estimation)
d) Jurisdiction over the parties
1. Additional defendants

e) General Rule
1. Exception
Tijam v. Sibonghanoy, 23 SCRA 29 (estoppel by laches)
Figueroa v. People, G.R. No. 147406, 7-14-2008 (general rule)
Calimlim v. Ramirez, 204 Phil 25; 118 SCRA 399
Mangaliag v. Catubig-Pastoral, G.R. No. 143951, 10-25-2005
Frianela v. Banayad, Jr., G.R. No. 169700, 7-30-2009
Duero v. CA, G.R. No. 131282, January 4, 2002

f) Payment of docket fees

Manchester Dev. Corp. v. CA, G.R. No. L-75919, May 7, 1987
Sun Insurance Office, Ltd. v. Asuncion, G.R. Nos. 79937-38,
February 13, 1989
United Overseas Bank v. Ros, et al., G.R. No. 171532, August 7,
2007; 556 Phil. 178; Negros Oriental Planters Association, Inc. v.
RTC Negros Occidental, G.R. No. 179878, December 24, 2008

g) Docket fees for Civil damages in criminal actions

General v. Claravall, 195 SCRA 623
Manuel v. Judge Alfeche, Jr., et al., G.R. No. 115683, July 26, 1996

h) Doctrine of Primary Jurisdiction

Paloma v. Mora, G.R. No. 157783, September 23, 2005; Villaflor v.
CA, 280 SCRA 297, 327

VI. VENUE

a) What is a real action?

b) What is a personal action?

c) Venue of Real and Personal actions

Latorre v. Latorre, 617 SCRA 88

d) What is an action quasi in rem?

e) Venue of actions quasi in rem

f) Venue of actions for Specific performance

Sps. Saraza v. Francisco, G.R. No. 198718, November 27, 2013
Gochan v. Gochan, 372 SCRA 256

g) Recovery of deficiency after EJF

BPI Family Savings Bank, Inc. v. Sps. Yujuico, G.R. No. 175796,
July 22, 2015
 h) Exclusive venue
Briones v. CA, et al., G.R. No. 204444, January 14, 2015

i) Limitation on exclusivity of venue

San Miguel Corp. v. Monasterio, G.R. No. 151037, June 23, 2005
A.M. No. 99-10-05-0, August 7, 2001; Sps. Ochoa v. China Banking
Corp., G.R. No. 192877, March 23, 2011

j) Dismissal due to improper venue

1. Summary Procedure
2. Small Claims

VII. PARTIES TO A CIVIL ACTION

a) Plaintiff and Defendant

b) What is a counter-claim?
c) Kinds of counter-claims
1. Compulsary counter-claim
a. When allowed?
2. Permissive counter-claim
3. Effect of failure to answer the counter-claim
d) Cross-claims
e) Third, etc. - complaint
f) Real party in interest
1. Unknown real party in interest
2. Representatives of real party in interest
3. Spouses as parties
4. Minor and incompetent parties
5. Unwilling plaintiff
g) Indispensable and Necessary Parties
Living @ Sense, Inc. v. Malayan Insurance, G.R. No. 193753, September
26, 2012 (solidary liable party)
Divinagracia v. Parilla, et al., G.R. No. 196750, March 11, 2015
(illegitimate heir as indispensable party)
h) Joinder & misjoinder of parties
1. Effect of non-joinder
2. Effect of misjoinder
i) Class suit
j) Death or separation of a party
1. Duty of counsel
k) Effect of death on contractual money claims
l) Transfer of interest
m) Actions involving validity

VIII. CAUSES OF ACTION

a) What is a cause of action?

b) Splitting a single cause of action
c) Joinder & Misjoinder of causes of action
Ada, et al. v. Baylon, G.R. No. 182435, August 13, 2012
d) Requisites of joinder of actions
e) Effects
IX. MANNER OF MAKING ALLEGATIONS

a) Alternative causes of actions or defenses

b) Capacity of the parties

1. attachments

c) General and Specific Averments

1. attachments

d) Specific denials
1. Effect of failure

e) Type of specific denials

f) Negative pregnant

g) Affirmative defenses

h) Actionable documents

1. Requisites in denying actionable documents

2. Effect of failure
Benguet Exploration, Inc. v. CA, G.R. No. 117434, February 9,
2001

X. RELATED TOPICS AND JURISPRUDENCE

• Rules 1 – 8
• Bar Matter No. 1132
• Bar Matter No. 287
• Section 139 of the Local Government Code
• A.M. No. 07-6-5-SC

MEMORIZE:

• Rule 1 Section 3a, pars. 1 & 2

• Rule 2 Sections 1, 2, 4, & 5
• Rule 3 Sections 2 & 8
• Rule 4 Sections 1 & 2
• Rule 6 Sections 1 & 3
• Rule 7 Sections 4 & 5
• Secs. 9, 19 & 33 of B.P. Blg.129, as amended by RA 7691

BRING examples of:

• Complaint for Sum of Money

• Verified Answer

XI. AMENDED & SUPPLEMENTAL PLEADINGS

 a) Kinds of amendments
Marcos-Araneta, et al. v. CA, G.R. No. 154096, August 22, 2008;
Alpine Lending Investors v. Corpuz, 508 SCRA 45

b) When made?
c) How filed?
d) When shall leave of court be refused?
e) Effects of amendment
f) Amendment during trial stage
1. General Rule
2. Exceptions
PNB v. Sps. Manalo, G.R. No. 174433, February 24, 2014
g) Difference between amended and supplemental pleadings
h) Effect of supplemental pleading
Young v. Spouses Sy, 534 Phil. 246
Ada, et al. v. Baylon, G.R. No. 182435, August 13, 2012

XII. SUMMONS

a) What is summons?
b) Who issues summons?
c) Who serves summons?
Manalo vs. Robles Trans. Co. Inc., 99 Phil 729
d) Issuance and service of summons after amendment
Vlason Enterprises Corp. v. CA, 310 SCRA 26
e) Kinds of service of summons
1. personal service
Manuel v. Ong, G.R. No. 205249, October 15, 2014
2. substituted service
Manotoc v. CA, G.R. No. 130974, August 16, 2006; Alpine
Lending Investors v. Corpuz, 508 SCRA 45
3. extraterritorial service
f) How is summons served?
1. domestic private juridical entity
E.B. Villarosa & Partner, Ltd. v. Benito, 312 SCRA 65
Green Star Express, Inc. v. Nissin Universal Robina Corp., G.R.
No. 181517, July 6, 2015
2. defendant without juridical entity
3. foreign private juridical entity
4. public corporation
5. prisoner
6. minor or incompetent person
7. identity or whereabout is unknown
8. resident but temporarily outside the Philippines
9. by publication
g) Voluntary appearance

XIII. BILL OF PARTICULARS OR DEFINITE STATEMENT

a) When to file?
b) When to comply?
c) When to file answer?
d) Effect of non-compliance or insufficient compliance
XIV. WHEN TO FILE RESPONSIVE PLEADINGS

a) What is an answer?
b) When to file an answer?
1. ordinary civil action
2. Summary Procedure and Small Claims cases
c) Computation of time
d) Extension of time
1. When allowed?
e) Forms of Defenses
f) Affirmative and Negative Defenses
g) Formalities required
h) Reply
1. When filed?
2. Effect of non-filing

XV. EFFECT OF FAILURE TO PLEAD

a) Effect of failure to raise defenses

1. General Rule
2. Exceptions
b) Default
1. When not allowed?
2. Effect on counter-claim
3. Effect on amended complaint
4. Extent of relief awarded
c) Remedy against an order of default
BDO-EPCI v. Transipek, G.R. No. 181235, July 22, 2009
d) Extension of time
e) Remedy against a judgment in default
Lina v. CA, 135 SCRA 637(?); Republic v. Sandiganbayan, 540
SCRA 431

XVI. FILING AND SERVICE OF PLEADINGS, JUDGMENTS AND OTHER

PAPERS

a) How done?
b) Substituted service of pleadings and papers

XVII. RELATED TOPICS AND JURISPRUDENCE

• Rules 9 to 14
• Domagas v. Jensen, G.R. No. 158407, January 17, 2005

MEMORIZE:

• Rule 10 Sections 2 & 3

• Rule 14 Sections 6, 7, 11 & 20

BRING examples of:

• Motion to Declare Defendant in Default

 • Motion to Set Aside Order of Default

XVIII. MOTIONS

a) What is a motion?
b) Contents of a motion
1. Notice of hearing
2. three-day notice rule
3. ten-day notice rule
4. Effects of non-compliance
c) Kinds of motions
1. ex-parte motion
2. litigated motion
d) Omnibus Motion Rule
e) Prohibited motions
1. Summary Procedure and Small Claims cases
2. Continuous Trial Guidelines
3. Writs of Amparo and Habeas Data
4. Environment cases

XIX. MOTION TO DISMISS

a) Grounds
1. Failure to state a cause of action v. Lack of cause of action
Heirs of Magdaleno Ypon v. Ricaforte, et al., G.R. No. 198680,
July 8, 2013
Zuñiga-Santos v. Santos-Gran, et al., G.R. No. 197380, October
8, 2014
2. When filed?
a. Exceptions
3. Remedies if denied
Alma Jose v. Javellana, G.R. No. 158239, January 25, 2012
4. Elements of res judicata
FELS Energy Inc. v. Province of Batangas
5. Laches as ground
Pineda v. Heirs of Eliseo Guevarra, 515 SCRA 627
6. Effect of failure to raise defense
a. Exceptions

XX. DISMISSAL OF ACTIONS

a) Noitce of dismissal
b) Dismissal after answer
c) Two-Dismissal Rule
d) Failure to prosecute

XXI. PRE-TRIAL

a) What to consider?
b) Purpose of Pre-Trial
Philam v. Enario. G.R. No. 182075
LCK Industries Inc., et al. v. Planters Development Bank, G.R. No.
170606, November 23, 2007
 c) Duty to set case for pre-trial
A.M. No. 03-1-09-SC, July 13, 2004
d) Mandatory requirement
Sec. 2, Rule 18; Sec. 3, Supreme Court Circular No. 38-98, August
11, 1998; Republic Act No. 8493 – Speedy Trial Act
e) Effect of failure to appear
Citibank, N.A. v. Sps. Corpuz, G.R. No. 177133, July 31, 2009
Aguilar, et al. v. Lightbringers Credit Cooperative, G.R. No. 209605,
January 12, 2015
f) Effect of failure to file Pre-Trial brief
Durban Apartments Corp. v. Pioneer Insurance and Surety Corp.,
G.R. No. 179419, January 12, 2011

XXII. INTERVENTION

a) Complaint-in-intervention
1. When filed?
2. What to file?
b) Answer-in-intervention
1. When filed?

XXIII. CALENDAR OF CASES

a) Assignment of cases
b) Raffle

XXIV. SUBPOENA

a) Subpoena to prisoners
b) Quashal of subpoena
c) subpoena duces tecum
d) subpoena ad testificandum

XXVI. RELATED TOPICS AND JURISPRUDENCE

READ:

• Rules 15 to 22
• Soliman v. Fernandez, G.R. No. 176652, June 4, 2014
• Judicial Affidavit Rule, A.M. No. 12-8-8-SC, September 4, 2012
• A.M. No. 01-10-5-SC-PHILJA, October 16, 2001 (Mediation)
• A.M. No. 11-1-6-SC, January 11, 2011 (Judicial Dispute
Resolution)

MEMORIZE:

• Rule 15 Section 4
• Rule 16 Sections 1, 4
• Rule 17 Sections 1, 2 & 3

XXVII. RULES OF DISCOVERY

a) Deposition defined
 Ayala Land, Inc. v. Tagle, et al., G.R. No. 153667, August 11, 2005
b) Purpose of deposition
Jonathan Landoil International Co., Inc. v. Sps. Mangudadatu, G.R.
No. 155010, August 16, 2004
c) Deposition pending action
1. When and how availed?
2. Before whom taken?
i. In the Philippines
ii. Foreign countries
a. letter rogatory
b. commission
d) Deposition before action
1. Venue
e) Deposition pending appeal
f) Non-applicability in criminal cases
Harry Go v. People, G.R. No. 185527, July 18, 2012
g) Interrogatories to Parties
h) Answer to interrogatories
1. When filed?
2. Formal requisites
i) Objections to interrogatories
1. When filed?
j) Admission by Adverse Party
k) Production or Inspection of Documents or Things
l) Physical and Mental Examination
m) Refusal to Comply with Modes of Discovery

XXVIII. TRIAL

a) Order of trial
1. Plaintiff’s evidence
2. Cross-examination
3. Defendant’s evidence
4. Formal Offer of Exhibits
5. Cross-examination
6. Formal Offer of Exhibits
7. Third-party, etc. defendant’s evidence
8. Formal Offer of Exhibits
9. Rebuttal evidence
10. Sur-rebuttal evidence
b) Consolidation and Severance
c) Trial with Assessor
d) Trial by Commissioner

XXIX. RULES ON SUMMARY PROCEDURE

a) Cases governed
b) Condition precedent
1. Effect of non-compliance
c) When to file answer?
1. Remedy for failure to answer
2. Effect of failure to answer
d) Limitation on judgment when no answer is filed
 e) Effect of failure to appear during preliminary conference
f) Prohibited pleadings
g) Judgment
h) Execution of judgment
i) Appeals
j) Forcible Entry and Unlawful Detainer
Rule 70
k) Accion interdictal v. Accion publiciana v. Accion reivindicatoria
l) Jurisdiction and venue
m) Forcible entry v. Unlawful detainer
n) Sufficiency of complaint for unlawful detainer
Fairland Knitcraft Corp. v. Po, G.R. No. 217694, January 27, 2016
o) Basis of judgment when no answer
p) Execution
1. How stayed?
q) Appeal
1. How stayed?

XXX. RULES ON SMALL CLAIMS CASES

a) Claims or demand governed

b) How commenced?
c) Venue
d) Dismissal of claims
e) Response and counterclaims
f) Prohibited motions
g) Decision
h) Remedy against the judgment

XXXI. DEMURRER TO EVIDENCE

a) When availed?
b) What ground?
c) Effect if granted
1. appeal
d) Effect if denied
1. appeal
e) Demurrer to evidence in criminal v. demurrer to evidence in civil
actions

XXXII. JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS

a) When availed?
b) When not applicable

XXXIII. SUMMARY JUDGMENTS

a) Genuine issue
MARINA v. Marc Properties Corp., G.R. No. 173128
b) Who may file?

XXXIV. JUDGMENTS AND FINAL ORDERS

 a) Judgment and Final Order defined
b) Judgment based on compromise agreements
c) Judgment non pro tunc
d) Judgment sin perjuicio
e) Immutability of judgment
Peña v. GSIS, G.R. No. 159520, September 19, 2006, 502 SCRA
383
f) Doctrine of Judicial Stability or Non-interference
Panlilio v. Salonga, G.R. No. 113087, June 27, 1994; 233 SCRA
476, 481-482
g) Fallo vs. body of the decision
Gonzales v. Solid Cement Corp., et al., G.R. No. 198423, October
23, 2012
Armovit v. CA, et al., G.R. No. 154559, October 5, 2011

XXXV. NEW TRIAL AND RECONSIDERATION

a) When to avail?
b) Grounds
1. Motion for New Trial
2. Motion for Reconsideration
c) Effect of pro forma motion
d) Second motion
1. Motion for New Trial
2. Motion for Reconsideration

XXXVI. RELIEF FROM JUDGMENT

a) Grounds
b) Instances when remedy may be availed of
Francisco v. Puno, 108 SCRA 427
1. Supreme Court
2. Cases governed by Rules on Summary Procedure and
Procedure on Small Claims Cases
c) Where and when filed?
d) Who may file?
Alaban v. CA, 470 SCRA 697
e) Formal requirements
f) When to file answer to the petition?
g) Remedy if writ of execution already issued

XXXVII. EXECUTION

a) Execution as a matter of right

b) Discretionary execution
c) Execution pending appeal
d) Execution, how made?
e) When may judgment be enforced?
Davis v. Davis. G.R. No. 233489, March 7, 2018
f) Sale on execution
g) Terceria

XXXVIII. RELATED TOPICS AND JURISPRUDENCE

 READ:

• Rules 23 to 39
• 1991 Revised Rules on Summary Procedure
• Revised Rules of Procedure on Small Claims Cases (A.M. No. 08-
8-7-SC, as amended)
• A.M. No. 15-07-12-SC
• OCA Circular No. 161-2016

XXXIX. APPEAL

a) Basic principles
b) Doctrine of residual jurisdiction
c) MTC to RTC
Crisologo v. Daray, 562 SCRA 382
d) RTC to CA
1. Ordinary appeal (appeal by writ of error)
2. Petition for review
e) RTC to SC
1. Appeal by certiorari
2. What can be raised?
3. Factual issue bar rule
Medina v. Koike, G.R. No. 215723, July 27, 2016 (divorce)
f) Dismissal of Appeal
1. Grounds
g) Withdrawal of appeal
1. matter of right
2. discretionary
h) Quasi-judicial bodies to CA
i) CSC to CA
j) NLRC to CA
St. Martin Funeral Homes v. NLRC, 295 SCRA 494
k) Doctrine of hierarchy of courts
l) Ombudsman to CA
m) CTA to CTA en banc
n) CTA en banc to SC
o) MTC/RTC to COMELEC
Relampayos v. COMELEC, 243 SCRA 690
p) COMELEC/COA to SC
q) CA to SC

XL. RELATED TOPICS AND JURISPRUDENCE

READ:

• Rules 40 to 45
• Rule 50
• A.M. No. 07-7-12-SC
• A.M. No. 99-2-01-SC, February 9, 1999
• A.M. No. 08-1-16-SC
• Neypes v. CA, 469 SCRA 633
 • Imani v. Metrobank, 635 SCRA 357; Akang v. Municipality of
Isulan, G.R. No. 186014, June 26, 2013

XLI. ORIGINAL CASES FILED IN THE COURT OF APPEALS

a) Internal Business
1. CA v. SC
b) Oral argument
c) Judgment
d) Motion for Reconsideration / New Trial
e) Stay of execution

XLII. ANNULMENT OF JUDGMENTS OR FINAL ORDERS AND

RESOLUTIONS

a) When may be availed?

People v. Bitanga, G.R. No. 159222, June 26, 2007
Galang v. CA, 472 SCRA 259
b) Grounds
c) Extrinsic fraud
Joven v. Calilung, 477 SCRA 470
1. Effect on prescriptive period
d) lack of jurisdiction
Tolentino v. Leviste, 443 SCRA 274
De Pedro v. Romasan Dev. Corp., G.R. No. 194751, November 26,
2014

XLIII. RELATED TOPICS AND JURISPRUDENCE

READ:

• Rules 46 to 55

XLIV. PROVISIONAL REMEDIES

a) Preliminary Attachment
1. Grounds
Watercraft Venture Corp. v. Wolfe, G.R. No. 181721,
September 9, 2015
2. Affidavit and Bond
b) Preliminary Injunction
1. Grounds
BPI v. Hontanosas, Jr., et al., G.R. No. 157163, June 25, 2014
2. Application and bond
3. Applicability and non-applicability of the doctrine of non-
interference
c) Receivership
d) Replevin
1. Application
BA Finance Corp. v. CA, 258 SCRA 102
2. Affidavit and Bond
3. Disposition by sheriff
4. Third-party claim
 5. Judgment
Advent Capital Corp. v. Young, 655 SCRA 118
e) Support Pendente Lite
1. Remedy against unwarranted support

XLV. RELATED TOPICS AND JURISPRUDENCE

READ:

• Rules 56 to 61
• SC Administrative Circular No. 07-99, June 25, 1999
• Garcia v. Burgos, 291 SCRA 546
• Mison v. Natividad, 213 SCRA 734
• RA 8975
• Sec. 55 RA 6657
• Sec. 31-A, Proclamation No. 50-A and EO 323, 2000
• LZK Holdings and Dev. Corp. v. Planters Dev. Bank, G.R. No.
167998, April 27, 2007

XLVI. SPECIAL CIVIL ACTIONS

a) Interpleader
Ocampo v. Tirona, 455 SCRA 62
b) Declaratory Relief and Similar Remedies
Almeda v. Bathala Marketing Industries, Inc., 542 SCRA 470
Kawasaki Port Services, Corp. v. Amores, 199 SCRA 230
1. Exclusive jurisdiction
2. Exception (SC)
c) Review of Judgments and Final Orders or Resolutions of the
COMELEC & COA
d) Certiorari, Prohibition and Mandamus
e) Quo warranto
Sec. 4 of PD 1606, as amended by RA 8249
Sec. 253 Omnibus Election Code
f) Expropriation
RA 8974
g) Foreclosure of Real Estate Mortgage
Act 3135, as amended by Act 4118
NPC v. CA, G.R. No. 103442-45, May 21, 1993
h) Partition
i) Contempt

XLVII. RELATED TOPICS AND JURISPRUDENCE

READ:

• Rules 62 to 71