JUST ARRIVED. The Emirates flight carrying 547,100 doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, donated by Poland, lands at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in Pasay City on Sunday (Nov. 28, 2021). It was the first vaccine donation from the Polish government. (PNA photo by Avito Dalan) MANILA - The government is open to entering into tripartite deals for the second wave procurement of coronavirus jabs but vaccine makers prefer bilateral negotiations, National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 chief implementer Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said on Sunday. In a virtual presser, Galvez acknowledged the positive results of tripartite agreements with the private sector and local government units (LGUs) but vaccine manufacturers they have dealt with favor bilateral talks due to challenges in shipping small volumes of Covid-19 jabs. "Ang concentration ng mga manufacturer, mas gusto nilang makipag-deal sa government kasi in bulk 'yung order. Sa tripartite kasi, nasa 20,