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2012-02-15 |
VILLARAMA, JR., J. |
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| Jurisdiction is defined as the power and authority of a court to hear and decide a case.[14] A court's jurisdiction over the subject matter of the action is conferred only by the Constitution or by statute.[15] The nature of an action and the subject matter thereof, as well as which court or agency of the government has jurisdiction over the same, are determined by the material allegations of the complaint in relation to the law involved and the character of the reliefs prayed for, whether or not the complainant/plaintiff is entitled to any or all of such reliefs.[16] And jurisdiction being a matter of substantive law, the established rule is that the statute in force at the time of the commencement of the action determines the jurisdiction of the court.[17] | |||||