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On April 12, 2000, P committed robbery with violence, an offense punishable by imprisonment exceeding six years. No action was commenced for nine years. In April 2009, the prosecutor filed information in a court of competent jurisdiction. P left the Philippines in 2010 and returned in 2012. In 2013, the case was dismissed for lack of prosecution. In 2018, a new information was filed for the same offense based on the same facts. (a) Identify the doctrine governing prescription of crimes and the rule for when prescription runs. (b) Did the offense prescribe before the information filed in 2009, or did interruption occur by virtue of the filing? (c) What is the effect of the filing in 2009 on the running of prescription, and what is the effect of the 2013 dismissal on the status of prescription for this offense?