2L/Civil Procedure I/week 2

Which court, and what has to happen first

Jurisdiction is set by law and by the allegations in the complaint — never by where it is convenient to sue. File in the wrong one and years of work evaporate.

Read the strip. The last panel does not answer — you do, before the rule shows up.

PANEL 1 / 4
Aling Nena at her sari-sari store counter, holding an unpaid ledger and a phone.
ALING NENA

“Isang taon nang hindi nagbabayad. Six hundred thousand na po.”

A sum certain. Note the amount — it decides the court.
PANEL 2 / 4
A nephew waving a phone with a legal blog on screen.
NEPHEW

“Tita, sa RTC daw 'yan. Malaki na 'yan eh.”

Confident, and about to be expensive.
PANEL 3 / 4
A court clerk pointing to a signboard listing barangay requirements.
CLERK

“May certificate to file action po ba kayo galing barangay?”

A condition precedent people meet only after filing.
PANEL 4 / 4
Aling Nena at the courthouse steps, papers in hand, looking at the reader.
CAPTION

Tamang korte, tamang proseso. Alin ang mauna?

Vote before the rule.

A P600,000 collection suit between neighbours in the same municipality. Where does it go?