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Where is the judicial power vested in the Philippine government?
Where is the judicial power vested in the Philippine government?
What is part of the duty of the courts of justice in the Philippines?
What is part of the duty of the courts of justice in the Philippines?
What is the role of the judiciary in the Philippine government?
What is the role of the judiciary in the Philippine government?
What is composed of lower courts and the highest court in the Philippine judicial system?
What is composed of lower courts and the highest court in the Philippine judicial system?
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What is the name of the trial court that covers two or more municipalities in the Philippines?
What is the name of the trial court that covers two or more municipalities in the Philippines?
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In what area are Metropolitan Trial Courts found?
In what area are Metropolitan Trial Courts found?
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Study Notes
Judicial Branch of the Philippine Government
- The judicial power in the Philippines is vested in one Supreme Court, as stated in Article VIII of the 1987 Philippine Constitution.
Judicial Power
- Includes the duty to settle actual controversies involving rights that are legally demandable and enforceable.
- Involves determining whether there has been a grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction on the part of any branch or instrumentality of the Government.
Role of the Judiciary
- Interprets the meaning of laws.
- Applies laws to individual cases.
- Decides if laws violate the Constitution.
Philippine Judicial System
- Composed of lower courts and the highest court, according to the Judiciary Organization Act of 1980.
Lower Courts
- Municipal Trial Courts
- Found in every municipality in the Philippines.
- Called municipal court if it covers only one municipality.
- Called municipal circuit court if it covers two or more municipalities.
- Metropolitan Trial Courts
- Found in the Metropolitan Area.
- Municipal Trial Courts in Cities
- Found in cities outside Metropolitan Manila.
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This quiz covers the essential features of the Judicial Branch of the Philippine Government as outlined in Article VIII of the 1987 Philippine Constitution. It includes the powers and duties of the Supreme Court and the courts of justice.
