PRIMING FOR F2F CLASSES. Mayor Joseph Evangelista discusses on Tuesday (Feb. 22, 2022) with City Schools Division Superintendent Natividad Ocon (left) the opening of 27 public schools in the city for limited in-person classes starting March 1. The city government has released a PHP5.3-million fund subsidy from its Special Education Fund (SEF) for the schools' acquisition of essential materials and equipment needed for the operation. (Photo courtesy of Kidapawan CIO) KIDAPAWAN CITY - Twenty-seven public schools here will start the limited face-to-face classes following the decline in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in the city. Mayor Joseph A. Evangelista, who chairs the Inter-Agency Task Force for Covid-19, said in a meeting Tuesday that the schools are 100 percent ready after passing the School Safety Assessment Tool and other requirements set by the Department of Education (DepEd). "This is the time that in-person classes must be implemented for an effective instru