SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONSEC FORM 17-C

CURRENT REPORT UNDER SECTION 17
OF THE SECURITIES REGULATION CODE
AND SRC RULE 17.2(c) THEREUNDER

1. Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

May 16, 2024

2. SEC Identification Number

36359

3. BIR Tax Identification No.

000-438-702-000

4. Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter

BASIC ENERGY CORPORATION

5. Province, country or other jurisdiction of incorporation

MANDALUYONG CITY

6. Industry Classification Code(SEC Use Only)

7. Address of principal office

GM Building, Florida St., Barangay Wack-Wack, Greenhills East, Mandaluyong City Postal Code 1556

8. Issuer's telephone number, including area code

(+63) 7917-8118

9. Former name or former address, if changed since last report

UB 111 Paseo de Roxas Bldg., Paseo de Roxas Avenue, Legaspi Village, Makati City

10. Securities registered pursuant to Sections 8 and 12 of the SRC or Sections 4 and 8 of the RSA

Title of Each Class	Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding and Amount of Debt Outstanding
Common Shares	14,668,643,064

11. Indicate the item numbers reported herein

Item No. 9

The Exchange does not warrant and holds no responsibility for the veracity of the facts and representations contained in all corporate disclosures, including financial reports. All data contained herein are prepared and submitted by the disclosing party to the Exchange, and are disseminated solely for purposes of information. Any questions on the data contained herein should be addressed directly to the Corporate Information Officer of the disclosing party.

Basic Energy CorporationBSC

PSE Disclosure Form 4-13 - Clarification of News Reports References: SRC Rule 17 (SEC Form 17-C) and
Section 4.4 of the Revised Disclosure Rules

Subject of the Disclosure
Clarification on Manila Bulleting (Online Edition) News Article May 12, 2024 entitled "French firm TotalEnergies to take its exit from Philippine oil market"

Source	Manila Bulletin (Online Edition)
Subject of News Report	French firm TotalEnergies to take its exit from Philippine oil market
Date of Publication	May 12, 2024

Clarification of News Report
Please refer to BSC's Clarificatory response to the Manila Bulletin news article captioned above which makes mention of BSC's subsidiary - Filoil Energy Company Inc. (FEC)
Other Relevant Information
please see attached clarification