MeTC

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MeTC is the standard abbreviation for the Metropolitan Trial Courts, which are first-level courts in the Philippines that handle minor civil and criminal cases within metropolitan areas.

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MeTC canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court system ⓘ
first-level court ⓘ
abbreviationFor Metropolitan Trial Courts ⓘ
appealsTo Regional Trial Courts of the Philippines ⓘ
contrastedWith Municipal Circuit Trial Courts ⓘ
Municipal Trial Courts ⓘ
Regional Trial Courts ⓘ
country Philippines ⓘ
courtLevel first-level court ⓘ
establishedUnder Philippine statutes on the judiciary ⓘ
fullName Metropolitan Trial Courts ⓘ
governedBy Philippine laws on the judiciary ⓘ
handlesCaseType minor civil cases ⓘ
minor criminal cases ⓘ
hasFunction adjudication of first-instance cases in metropolitan areas ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver civil actions involving lower amounts in controversy ⓘ
less serious criminal offenses ⓘ
jurisdiction metropolitan areas in the Philippines ⓘ
languageOfProceedings English ⓘ
Filipino ⓘ
legalSystem Philippine legal system ⓘ
locatedIn metropolitan Manila and other designated metropolitan areas ⓘ
operatesUnder Supreme Court of the Philippines administrative supervision ⓘ
partOf Judiciary of the Philippines ⓘ
first-level courts of the Philippines ⓘ
subjectMatterJurisdiction minor civil matters ⓘ
minor criminal matters ⓘ
typeOf trial court ⓘ

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