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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Predicate Object
instanceOf court system
first-level court
abbreviationFor Metropolitan Trial Courts
appealsTo Regional Trial Courts of the Philippines
contrastedWith Municipal Trial Courts
surface form: 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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