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Facts: A data-center facilities supervisor named Arvin directs a maintenance technician, Juna, to steal high-value server components from the storage room. Juna forcibly opens the room and takes server components worth PHP 120,000. Arvin did not personally enter the storage room but planned the theft, supplied the access codes and specialized lock-picking tools, and coordinated the operation. Juna is apprehended and charged with theft.   (a)Identify the principal actors and classify their roles under Philippine criminal law. Are Arvin and Juna principals or is one an accomplice? (b)What is the governing doctrine on primary versus subsidiary liability for the described roles? Apply the rule to determine whether Arvin has criminal liability given his lack of direct participation. (c)If Juna were a minor, discuss whether there is subsidiary civil liability on the part of Arvin or the data-center for the resulting damages, and explain the civil–criminal distinction.