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11 Facts About Joel Virador

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Joel G Virador was a Filipino human rights advocate, activist, and politician who was partylist representative for Bayan Muna in the 12th and 13th Congresses of the Philippines.

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Joel Virador went to Notre Dame of Kidapawan College for his elementary, secondary, and college education.

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Joel Virador graduated from college with a Bachelor of Science degree in Commerce Major in Accounting in 1987.

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Joel Virador later became the organization's regional director in Southern Mindanao from 1987 to 1995.

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In 1995, after eight years serving the TFDP, Joel Virador was appointed secretary-general of Karapatan.

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Joel Virador was nominated as Bayan Muna's 4th nominee for the 2001 Philippine House of Representatives elections.

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On November 7,2003, following the resignation of Crispin Beltran, Joel Virador assumed the vacated party-list seat.

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On February 24,2004, Joel Virador was nominated as Bayan Muna's 3rd nominee for the 2004 Philippine House of Representatives elections where he won a seat.

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Joel Virador handled the party's issues on agriculture, women and privatization of water services.

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Joel Virador was vice-chairperson of the House of Representatives' Mindanao Affairs Committee.

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Joel Virador died on May 7,2019, at Brokenshire Hospital in Davao City due to papillary carcinoma or thyroid cancer.