NwSSU BS in Development Communication students received the 2nd best Film Award in the Agrarian Reform Beneficiary Organization (ARBO) Category for their film “Butig” at the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Eastern Visayas PelikuAgraryo Regional Film Festival 2026 Awards Night on October 12 in Palo, Leyte.
PelikuAgraryo featured films from five participating schools across Eastern Visayas, which showcases stories the experience of agrarian reform beneficiaries and their organizations.
With the theme “Tinig ng Lupang Malaya: Kwento at Aral-Agraryo, Butil na Pamana sa Kabataan,“ this year’s festival highlighted the importance of sharing agrarian reform stories with younger generations and promotes film as a medium for raising awareness of agrarian reform initiatives and sharing stories of rural communities.