Jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals
(2) Concurrent original jurisdiction:
(a) With the Supreme Court (SC) to issue writs of certiorari, prohibition and mandamus against the RTC, the Civil Service Commission (CSC), Central Board of Assessment Appeals (CBAA), other quasi-judicial agencies mentioned in Rule 43, and the NLRC, and writ of kalikasan.
(b) With the SC and RTC to issue writs of certiorari, prohibition and mandamus against lower courts and bodies and writs of quo warranto, habeas corpus, whether or not in aid of its appellate jurisdiction, and writ of continuing mandamus on environmental cases.
(c) With SC, RTC and Sandiganbayan for petitions for writs of amparo and habeas data
(3) Exclusive appellate jurisdiction:
(a) By way of ordinary appeal from the RTC and the Family Courts.
(b) By way of petition for review from the RTC rendered by the RTC in the exercise of its appellate jurisdiction.
(c) By way of petition for review from the decisions, resolutions, orders or awards of the CSC, CBAA and other bodies mentioned in Rule 43 and of the Office of the Ombudsman in administrative disciplinary cases.
(d) Over decisions of MTCs in cadastral or land registration cases pursuant to its delegated jurisdiction; this is because decisions of MTCs in these cases are appealable in the same manner as decisions of RTCs. (4) The Court of Appeals has jurisdiction over orders, directives and decisions of the Office of the Ombudsman in administrative cases only. It cannot, therefore, review the orders, directives or decisions of the Office of the Ombudsman in criminal or non-administrative cases (Office of the Ombudsman vs. Heirs of Vda. De Ventura).
