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An action for specific performance of a contract for sale of a parcel of land is filed by Liza against Hector in the Municipal Trial Court (MTC) of City Y. The land is located in City Y, and the contract price is ₱1,200,000. The defendant is a private individual. (a) Identify the proper court with original jurisdiction to hear this action and justify your answer based on the classification of Philippine courts. (b) Distinguish why the MTC is not the proper forum for this land-based action and state the controlling rule. (c) If the case was commenced in the MTC, what remedy should Liza seek to correct the forum and proceed in the proper court, and what order would the court ordinarily issue?

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