A complaint for Php 1,500,000.00 for money claims should be filed in which court under the traditional scheme?

A complaint for Php 1,500,000.00 for money claims should be filed in which court under the traditional scheme?

• A. Regional Trial Court
• B. Metropolitan Trial Court
• C. Municipal Trial Court in Cities
• D. Sandiganbayan

Answer: (A)

The key idea is that venue for money claims in the traditional scheme depends on the amount in controversy. The lower courts (municipal/ Metropolitan Trial Courts) handle smaller money claims, while the Regional Trial Court takes the cases that exceed those limits. A claim of 1,500,000.00 is above the lower-court ceiling, so it must be filed in the Regional Trial Court. The Sandiganbayan handles specific anti-graft and related cases, not a routine money-claim action, and the lower courts cannot take a claim this large. Therefore, the Regional Trial Court is the proper forum.

The key idea is that venue for money claims in the traditional scheme depends on the amount in controversy. The lower courts (municipal/ Metropolitan Trial Courts) handle smaller money claims, while the Regional Trial Court takes the cases that exceed those limits. A claim of 1,500,000.00 is above the lower-court ceiling, so it must be filed in the Regional Trial Court. The Sandiganbayan handles specific anti-graft and related cases, not a routine money-claim action, and the lower courts cannot take a claim this large. Therefore, the Regional Trial Court is the proper forum.