Japan says Moon lander 'resumed operations'
TOKYO, Japan — Japan's Moon lander has resumed operations, the space agency said on Monday, indicating that power had been restored.
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SP New Energy suspended again for public float violation
SP New Energy [SPNEC 1.21 suspended] [link] was suspended at the close of trading on Friday by the PSE after a block sale pushed SPNEC’s public float down to 19.57%, below the PSE’s minimum public float requirement of 20%. Earlier in the day, SPNEC disclosed a change in the number of issued shares from ~34 billion to ~50 billion after the SEC approved the amendments to SPNEC’s articles of incorporation to increase its authorized capital stock to facilitate Meralco’s [MER 377.40, down 0.7%; 91% avgVol] takeover of SPNEC through its subsidiary, MGEN. SPNEC’s disclosure, issued at around 10:30 AM, showed that the change in the number of issued shares would reduce SPNEC’s public float from 23.8% to 20.01%. The PSE’s suspension order was issued at 3:27 p.m., and mentioned only that the “execution of block sale applications” had caused the stock to slip below the 20% minimum threshold.
DMW: No Pinoys on British tanker attacked by Houthis
MANILA, Philippines — There are no Filipino seafarers on board the British oil tanker targeted by Yemen’s Houthi rebels last Friday, according to the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW).
Irene-Snoop banters on 'Can't Buy Me Love' mostly unscripted — Maris Racal, Anthony Jennings
MANILA, Philippines — Actors Maris Racal and Anthony Jennings revealed that their funny, kilig-inducing lines on the nightly show "Can't Buy Me Love" were mostly not scripted.
A Brown Company has 2nd tranche of preferred shares sale approved by SEC
A Brown Company [BRN 0.64, down 3.0%; 127% avgVol] [link] notified the exchange that the SEC approved its plan to sell a second tranche of preferred shares under its shelf registration. BRN plans to sell 15 million preferred shares at P100/share to raise P1.5 billion. The prospectus called for the tranche to be split into two series (Series B and Series C) and listed separately as BRNPB and BRNPC. The first tranche of preferred shares sold under this shelf registration was sold to raise P1.5 billion and was listed in November 2021 under the ticker BRNP. BRN intends to use up to P1 billion of the proceeds to fund the “development of pipeline projects” in its real estate portfolio, and to spend approximately P300 million on buying land in Mindanao and Luzon to add to its landbank.
Marcos Jr. to visit Singapore
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos is set to visit Singapore in May to deliver the keynote address at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue, considered Asia’s premier defense summit.
NASA regains contact with mini-helicopter on Mars
WASHINGTON, United States — NASA has re-established contact with its tiny helicopter on Mars, the US space agency said Saturday, after an unexpected outage prompted fears that the hard-working craft had finally met its end.
Apple loosens grip on iPhone apps - with a catch
SAN FRANCISCO, United States — After a years-long legal battle, Apple says it will begin allowing iPhone app developers to use alternative payment systems -- but they will still have to pay fees and meet various conditions.