In 2011, Barbacena became a contestant for the talent search show
Protégé: The Battle For The Big Break of GMA Network where she represented
Mega Manila. Barbacena was chosen by of Gloc 9 to be his protégé in the said television show. Another collaboration with Gloc 9 happened in 2013 as they were tapped by
GMA News and Public Affairs to do "Dapat Tama," an advocacy campaign jingle for public awareness during
mid-term Philippine elections in 2013. In 2014, the campaign including the music video of "Dapat Tama" gained merit honors in the 49th Anvil Awards given by the Public Relations Society of the Philippines under the category Public Relations Programs in a Sustained Basis. For winning the Anvil Awards, the
Philippine House of Representatives adopted resolution number 1694 commending the achievement of the "Dapat Tama" campaign. In 2013, Barbacena joined the cast of
Bubble Gang where she had done many comedy skits including spoofing
Yaya Dub, the character of
Maine Mendoza in "
Kalyeserye." Incidentally, in 2017, Barbacena recorded the singles "Aking Tadhana" and "To Be Yours, I'm Destined" for the original soundtrack of
Destined to Be Yours, which top billed by Maine Mendoza and Alden Richards. In the pilot episode of
Destined to be Yours in February 2017, "Aking Tadhana" topped the
iTunes PH list of songs. She also starred in the comedy series ''A1 Ko Sa 'Yo
in 2016. Barbacena was included in the main cast of the indie film 1st ko si 3rd'' making her film debut. ==Personal life==