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Facts: In a crowded market, the accused, armed with a pistol, robs a vendor of PHP 60,000 and, in the same act, shoots a bystander who dies from the injuries. The information filed charges two offenses arising from the same incident: (a) robbery with violence against a person, and (b) homicide. The acts occur in one continuous transaction. Questions: (a) Identify the central doctrine governing whether the information is proper or duplicitous; (b) Determine whether the information as framed is duplicitous and explain why or why not; (c) If the information is duplicitous, state the proper remedy and the correct single offense that should be charged given the facts.