Court filing fees,
region
by region.
Philippine court filing fees are set nationally under Rule 141 — but which court has jurisdiction, how far you'll travel, and what kind of case is most common all change depending on where you live. Pick your region below.
Same Fees, Different Courts
Every Philippine court — from a Quezon City Metropolitan Trial Court to a Municipal Circuit Trial Court in the Cordilleras — charges the exact same docket fee for the exact same claim amount, because Rule 141 of the Rules of Court applies nationwide. What genuinely differs by region is which court has jurisdiction over your case, how many branches serve your area, how far you may need to travel, and which kinds of disputes are most common locally — from labor claims near Metro Manila's business districts to agrarian disputes in Mindanao's plantation provinces to Shari'a court jurisdiction in BARMM.
Use the calculator on any region page below to compute your exact Small Claims, MTC, RTC, or NLRC filing fee, then read the region-specific guide for local court information, common case types, and practical filing tips.
NCR — Metro Manila
Busiest Judicial Region — 16 Cities + 1 Municipality
View Metro Manila Fees →CAR — Cordillera
Six Provinces + Baguio City — Mountain Region
View Cordillera Administrative Region Fees →Region II — Cagayan Valley
Largest Land Area in Luzon — Corn & Rice Belt
View Cagayan Valley Fees →Region III — Central Luzon
Seven Provinces — Industrial + Agricultural
View Central Luzon Fees →Region IV-A — CALABARZON
Most Industrialized Region — Cavite · Laguna · Batangas · Rizal · Quezon
View CALABARZON Fees →Region IV-B — MIMAROPA
Island Provinces — Mindoro · Marinduque · Romblon · Palawan
View MIMAROPA Fees →Region VI — Western Visayas
Sugar & Tourism Economy — Iloilo · Negros Occidental · Capiz · Aklan · Antique · Guimaras
View Western Visayas Fees →Region VII — Central Visayas
Second Busiest Judicial Hub — Cebu · Bohol · Negros Oriental · Siquijor
View Central Visayas Fees →Region VIII — Eastern Visayas
Post-Yolanda Estate Backlog — Leyte · Samar · Biliran · Southern Leyte
View Eastern Visayas Fees →Region IX — Zamboanga Peninsula
Three Provinces + Zamboanga City — Fishing & Coastal Trade
View Zamboanga Peninsula Fees →Region X — Northern Mindanao
Agri-Industrial Hub — Cagayan de Oro · Iligan · Bukidnon · Misamis
View Northern Mindanao Fees →Region XI — Davao Region
Mindanao's Largest Urban Hub — Davao City · Davao del Norte · Davao del Sur · Davao Oriental
View Davao Region Fees →Region XII — SOCCSKSARGEN
Tuna Capital of the Philippines — South Cotabato · Cotabato · Sultan Kudarat · Sarangani
View SOCCSKSARGEN Fees →Region XIII — Caraga
Mining Belt — Butuan · Surigao · Agusan · Dinagat Islands
View Caraga Fees →BARMM
Dual Court System — Regular Courts + Shari'a Courts
View Bangsamoro Autonomous Region Fees →Fee estimates are based on Rule 141 of the Rules of Court and NLRC Rules of Procedure as periodically amended by Supreme Court en banc resolutions and OCA circulars (most recently OCA Circular No. 267-2025) — rates last verified July 2026. Courts update schedules periodically — always verify with your local Clerk of Court before filing. This tool does not constitute legal advice.