Stephen Paduano

Stephen Paduano
Portrait during the 19th Congress
Chair of the House Public Accounts Committee
Assumed office
July 27, 2022
Preceded byJose Singson Jr.
House Minority Leader
In office
October 19, 2020  June 30, 2022
Preceded byBienvenido Abante
Succeeded byMarcelino Libanan
Member of the House of Representatives for Abang Lingkod
Assumed office
May 28, 2014
Personal details
Born
Joseph Stephen Salupeza Paduano

(1965-01-22) January 22, 1965
Enrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Political partyAbang Lingkod (from 2012)
Other political
affiliations
Revolutionary Workers' Party (until 2012)
Communist Party of the Philippines (1982–?)
OccupationPolitician
Rebel career
Other name(s)Carapali Lualhalti
AllegianceRevolutionary Proletarian Army
Years of service?–2013

Joseph Stephen Salupeza Paduano (born January 22, 1965), also known by his nom de guerre Carapali Lualhati, is a Filipino politician who previously served as the House Minority Leader from 2020 to 2022. He has been the party-list representative for Abang Lingkod since 2014.

He was previously the national commander of the Revolutionary Proletarian Army-Alex Boncayao Brigade (RPA-ABB), an armed communist revolutionary group.