Joel G. Virador (March 5, 1967 – May 7, 2019)[1][2] 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.

[3] While studying, he was the chairperson of that college's League of Filipino Students and secretary-general of the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) in Cotabato.

In 2005, police charged Virador with direct assault and illegal assembly after he led a labor strike in Sampaloc, Manila, on October 21, 2005.

While in Congress, Virador stood up to deliver privilege speeches questioning the legality of joint RP-US Balikatan military exercises in Mindanao, the violation of human rights of the civilian populace during military operations, and the problems of landlessness and displacement of peasant tillers and rural workers.

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

Bayan Muna opposed Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's presidency on claims of corruption due to the Hello Garci controversy, the fertilizer fund scam, allegations over widespread human rights abuses, including the State of Emergency in February 2006.