DELEGATED JURISDICTION OF INFERIOR COURTS IN CADASTRAL AND LAND REGISTRATION CASES

> MTC, MCTC, and the MMTC are granted delegated jurisdiction to hear and determine cadastral and land registration cases in the following instances:
1. Where the lot sought to be registered is not the subject of controversy and application
2. Where the lot is contested but the value thereof doesn’t exceed P100,000, such value to be ascertained by the:
> Affidavit of the claimant or
> By the agreement of the respective claimants, if there be more than one, or
> From the corresponding tax declaration of the real property