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A resident of City A robs a supermarket located in City B by entering it and taking goods valued at 320,000 pesos at 6:50 p.m. on a Thursday. He flees toward City C by land and is arrested in City D four days later.   (a)Identify the controlling doctrine on where criminal jurisdiction lies for this offense and which court has original jurisdiction. (b)Distinguish between the place of the offense and the venue for filing the information, and indicate which governs in this scenario. (c)Based on the facts, determine the proper forum (city and court) and the venue for filing the information, with brief justification.