Questions and Answers
Where is the judicial power vested in the Philippine government?
One Supreme Court
What is part of the duty of the courts of justice in the Philippines?
To settle actual controversies involving rights
What is the role of the judiciary in the Philippine government?
To interpret the meaning of laws
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?
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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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