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FERNANDA GEONZON VDA. DE BARRERA v. HEIRS OF VICENTE LEGASPI

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	GR No. 186366 2013-07-03	HEIRS OF JOSE FERNANDO v. REYNALDO DE BELEN PEREZ, J.
The general rule is that the jurisdiction of a court may be questioned at any stage of the proceedings.[15] Lack of jurisdiction is one of those excepted grounds where the court may dismiss a claim or a case at any time when it appears from the pleadings or the evidence on record that any of those grounds exists, even if they were not raised in the answer or in a motion to dismiss.[16] So that, whenever it appears that the court has no jurisdiction over the subject matter, the action shall be dismissed. This defense may be interposed at any time, during appeal or even after final judgment. Such is understandable, as this kind of jurisdiction is conferred by law and not within the courts, let alone the parties, to themselves determine or conveniently set aside.[17]
	GR No. 165133 2010-04-19	SPS. JOSELINA ALCANTARA v. BRIGIDA L. NIDO CARPIO, J.
In Geonzon Vda. de Barrera v. Heirs of Vicente Legaspi,[28] the Court explained: Before the amendments introduced by Republic Act No. 7691, the plenary action of accion publiciana was to be brought before the regional trial court. With the modifications introduced by R.A. No. 7691 in 1994, the jurisdiction of the first level courts has been expanded to include jurisdiction over other real actions where the assessed value does not exceed P20,000, P50,000 where the action is filed in Metro Manila. The first level courts thus have exclusive original jurisdiction over accion publiciana and accion reivindicatoria where the assessed value of the real property does not exceed the aforestated amounts. Accordingly, the jurisdictional element is the assessed value of the property.
	GR No. 183357 2010-03-15	HONORIO BERNARDO v. HEIRS OF EUSEBIO VILLEGAS PEREZ, J.
The general rule is that the jurisdiction of a court may be questioned at any stage of the proceedings.[18] Lack of jurisdiction is one of those excepted grounds where the court may dismiss a claim or a case at any time when it appears from the pleadings or the evidence on record that any of those grounds exists, even if they were not raised in the answer or in a motion to dismiss. [19] The reason is that jurisdiction is conferred by law, and lack of it affects the very authority of the court to take cognizance of and to render judgment on the action.[20]