Garners 91.47% of AM listenership
ILOILO City – RMN DYRI Iloilo is once again No. 1 in Iloilo.
Based on the 2022 second quarter official radio survey of the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) - Kantar Media, RMN DYRI showed a commanding lead by garnering 91.47% of Iloilo’s AM radio listenership.
The remaining 9% is divided between Bombo Radyo Iloilo with 5.50%, Aksyon Radyo Iloilo with 2.91% and DYSI Super Radyo Iloilo with 0.11%.
RMN DYRI also merged as the overall No. 1 radio station in Iloilo with 59.2% of radio listenership percentage share.
A strong second is its music station, iFM 95.1, with 25.94% which is also the dominant No. 1 music station in Iloilo with 74.27% listenership share in the FM Band.
In the survey, Ilonggos preferred listening to AM radio stations with a total market share of 65% while FM radio stations have 35%. Both RMN DYRI and iFM 95.1 of Radio
His COVID- 19- positive specimen was subsequently subjected to genome sequencing on May 12 and his having the Omicron sub-variant BA. 2.12.1 was confirmed.
The patient was scheduled to be discharged from the hospital yesterday.
The other local case was a 66-year-old male. He was hospitalized in Iloilo City on May 7. He was swabbed that same day, tested positive for COVD-19 and his specimen was also genome-sequenced at the Philippine Genome Center - Visayas ( at the University of the Philippines Visayas in Miag-ao, Iloilo).
As this was being written, this case was still in an undisclosed hospital.
It was Iloilo Provincial Health Office chief Dr. Socorro Quiñon who confirmed that the local cases were from Pavia and Zarraga.
She said the Provincial Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (PESU) launched an “i nvestigation” on these l ocal transmissions.
According t o DOH, t he most recent evidence i ndicates t hat Omicron subvariant BA. 2.12.1 i s highly transmissible due to additional mutations, compared to the original Omicron strain. While this sublineage has so far not been observed to lead to more severe disease or fatality, it has the potential for immune escape.
Meanwhile, the ROF Omicron subvariant BA. 2.12.1 case was a 60-yearold female with history of travel to the United States.
She returned to the country on April 20. She left Manila via Cebu and arrived in Iloilo City on April 25.
She underwent swab testing on April 27 after exhibiting mild COVID-19 symptoms. Her specimen genome sequencing result was released on May 16.
The case was subjected to home quarantine from April 29 to May 11 and is presently deemed as recovered. She is also fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
One of her three identified close contacts was tested and the result came out negative for COVID-19. The two other contacts were being closely monitored.
According to DOH-6 Director III Dr. Ma. Sophia Pulmones, the concerned local government units have launched contact tracing and/or backtracking.
Symptomatic close contacts shall undergo reverse transcription – polymerase chain reaction ( RT- PCR) tests and isolation.
On the other hand, the asymptomatic close contacts shall undergo quarantine for at least five days if fully vaccinated and 14 days if partially vaccinated or unvaccinated.
The public is advised to continue adhering to the minimum public health standards such as wearing of facemask, physical distancing, frequent hand washing, and avoiding crowded spaces.
DOH-6 is also encouraging the eligible population to avail themselves of free COVID-19 vaccination.
There are now a total of 17 confirmed cases of Omicron sub-variant BA. 2.12.1 in the country, the DOH central office announced yesterday and this already included the three cases in Western Visayas.
“Now that we have local transmission of Omicron BA.2.12.1, we must act fast. We are asking our health facilities and local government units to actively look for cases. Immediate isolation is advised for any person who has fever, cough, colds, sore or itchy throat, and other COVID-like signs and symptoms,” said DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire./