Noel Sales Barcelona
A graduate of e-Governance through the Distance Learning Course of the Asian Development Bank Institute in 2008, he studied at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines in Manila, with a degree of Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) major in Filipino language, minor in Mass Communications.
A journalist for eight (8) years, he has written and published numerous articles on a variety of topics, from arts to politics.
A professional lecturer, he lectured in different universities and secondary schools in Metro-Manila and the nearby provinces of Southern Tagalog region. His topics include poetry and poetics, criticism, basic and advanced journalism.
A short story writer and poet in the Filipino language, he received numerous awards and citations because of his writing.
He is a member of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, National People's Media and Press Center of the Philippines, Inc., Kilometer 64 Poetry Collective, and the Artists' Response to the Call for Social Change and Transformation or Artists' ARREST.
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Articles by Noel Sales Barcelona
January 22, 2012
In the Chinese astrology, the Year of the Water Dragon is both an auspicious and unlucky year. Filipina Feng Shui expert, Ms. Dorothy Ann Pascual of Niyo Treasure in Antipolo City, Rizal, Philippines, explains why.
June 27, 2010
Rebuke is unique not because of its theme; but due to the diversity of the ideas on how to present the art of correction or reprimand, in a canvas or any other medium. And what made the works more interesting, is the sincerity of the artists to counter whatever they perceive wrong or irregular with their environment and trying to get them corrected by presenting a strong message with their artworks.
September 29, 2009
Blad Usi's main character was Tiktok Talakatok, a funny yet critical reporter who has always been with the masa and always had had a bad time with Madam-You-Know-Who.
July 11, 2009
Nelson I. Mallari, 36, an Aeta chieftain in Pampanga is being harassed by elements of Civilian Armed Force Geographical Unit (Cafgu) and by an official of the 3rd Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army for allegations of being a member of the Communist Party of the Philippines.
July 11, 2009
Militant student organization, League of Filipino Students (LFS), assails National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales for spreading "rumors" of destabilization. They assert, Gonzales' destabilization reports, mere hogwash.
June 27, 2009
Migrante International, an alliance of almost 100 organizations of Filipino migrants in 80 countries, calls on government to investigate the case of 20 Filipinas allegedly being raped, repeatedly, in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
June 24, 2009
Independent policy think-tank, Ibon Foundation, Inc. accuses the US Government as one of the masterminds of the Charter Change brouhaha in the Philippines to ensure its control over the vast sources and key industries of the Pearl of the Orient Seas.
June 19, 2009
Musikang Bayan´s new album, with Danilo "Danny" Fabella´s "Baliktad na ang Mundo," offers a refreshing insight of what is happening to the Filipino society as a whole. It has creatively analyzed things happening in the Filipino society today.
June 08, 2009
It's now People of the Philippines vs. Philippines' House of Representatives because of the alleged railroading of Constituent Assembly resolution.
June 02, 2009
The rights of the workers, that is, the right to be organized into unions, to collective bargaining, to security of tenure and to have a just and humane condition at work, are continuously being deprived to them, by capitalists who are only after profits.
June 02, 2009
MANILA - Government´s job-generating efforts are not enough to accommodate thousands of Filipinos going out of work.
This was the observation of the labor think-tank, Ecumenical Institute for Labor Education and Research (Eiler), Inc. as 84 companies in Central Luzon get rid of their 15,000 worke...
May 30, 2009
Retrenched migrants in New Zealand want their work permits to be extended for three months to give them ample time to look for work, saying their the demand is "just" because foreign workers contribute much to New Zealand´s economy.
May 30, 2009
The Philippine porn industry, which thrives in an underground market, rakes in an estimated US$1 billion annually, bringing the country to the eighth spot in the porn-profitability race around the world.
May 28, 2009
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labor Office (ILO) warned the governments of the world over the cost of occupational-related diseases and injuries.
Articles by Noel Sales Barcelona From Other Sources
May 28, 2009
published in Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines News Service