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MANILA, PHILIPPINES, 6 October 2020 – FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and the world’s largest express transportation company, marks 36 years of operations in the Philippines with the unveiling of their latest investment in the country - the new Philippines gateway facility worth upwards of USD 30 million.

Metro Manila’s biggest COVID-19 isolation facility will soon open after the Solaire-PAGCOR Mega Quarantine Center in Bagong Nayong Pilipino, Parañaque City was inaugurated and turned over by the Razon Group to the national government on Tuesday, September 29.

Members of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Infectious Diseases (IATF) and the National Task Force Against COVID-19 cited Baguio City’s pandemic response as it gradually resumes economic activities.

National Action Plan Against COVID-19 Deputy Chief Implementer and Testing Czar Vince Dizon, Contact Tracing Czar and Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong, and Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque visited on Friday, September 18, various establishments along Session Road—one of Baguio’s busiest streets.

The Philippines has conducted more than three million COVID-19 tests as of mid-September, as the government continues to implement an aggressive testing program to detect COVID-19 cases.

In a recent webinar with investors, National Action Plan Against COVID-19 Deputy Chief Implementer Secretary Vince Dizon also reported that testing per day has drastically increased to almost 42,000 per day, from just over 500 tests conducted per day in March.

The Department of Health praised Clark’s best practices in managing the COVID-19 situation, including the smooth and efficient repatriation process of returning overseas Filipinos arriving at the freeport zone.