
Section 1. Scope.
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Section 1. Scope. - This rule shall govern the summary procedure in the Metropolitan Trial Court, the Municipal Trial Courts in Cities, the Municipal Trial Courts, and the Municipal Circuit Trial Courts in the following cases falling within their jurisdiction.
Civil Cases:
(1) All cases of forcible entry and unlawful detainer, irrespective of the amount of damages or unpaid rentals sought to be recovered. Where attorneys fees are awarded, the same shall not exceed Twenty Thousand Pesos (P20,000.00). (The 1997 Rules on Civil Procedure has incorporated in Rule 70 the Applicable Rules on Summary Procedure and now governs cases of forcible entry and unlawful detainer.)
(2) All other civil cases, except probate proceedings, where the total amount of the plaintiff’s claim does not exceed Ten Thousand Pesos (P10,000.00), exclusive of interest and costs.
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