Which court, and what has to happen first
“Saang korte ako magsasampa?”
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.
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Read the strip. The last panel does not answer — you do, before the rule shows up.
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.
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.
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.
Aling Nena at the courthouse steps, papers in hand, looking at the reader.
CAPTIONTamang korte, tamang proseso. Alin ang mauna?
Vote before the rule.