SEC. 3. Section forty-four, paragraph (c), of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 44. Original jurisdiction.—Courts of First Instance shall have original jurisdiction:
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"(c) In all cases in which the demand, exclusive of interest, or the value of the property in controversy, amounts to more than five thousand pesos;"
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CitationRA 2613 Section 3 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)
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