Gamaliel Cordoba

Gamaliel Cordoba
Chairman of the Commission on Audit
Assumed office
October 21, 2022
Appointed byBongbong Marcos
Preceded byJose Calida
Commissioner of the National Telecommunications Commission
In office
August 1, 2009 – October 20, 2022
PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo
Benigno Aquino III
Rodrigo Duterte
Bongbong Marcos
Preceded byRuel V. Canobas
Succeeded byElla Bianca B. Lopez
Personal details
Born
Gamaliel Asis Cordoba
NationalityFilipino
ProfessionLawyer

Gamaliel Asis Cordoba is a Filipino lawyer who was the longest-serving Commissioner of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) from 2009 until 2022. He is currently the Chairperson (the equivalent of Auditor-General) of the Commission on Audit (COA) replacing former Solicitor General Jose Calida.[1] His appointment was confirmed by the Commission on Appointments (CA) on November 29, 2022.[2]

Cordoba at present also serves as External Auditor of the International Labour Organization.[3]

Cordoba was one of the key figures in the 2020 shutdown of ABS-CBN and the denial of its franchise renewal, as well as the 2022 termination of ABS-CBN and TV5's partnership deal.

The Supreme Court upheld the decision to terminate ABS-CBN's franchise with the en banc unanimously voting to junk the petition questioning the NTC’s cease and desist order, saying it is "moot and academic" because Congress has denied the network's franchise renewal.[4]

  1. ^ "NTC chief Cordoba is Marcos' new COA chairperson". RAPPLER. 2022-10-21. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  2. ^ Ramos, Marlon (November 30, 2022). "Confirmed COA chief Cordoba vows independence". Inquirer.net. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  3. ^ Beltran, Jonathan (March 20, 2015). "COA appointed External Auditor of the International Labour Organization". Coa.gov.ph.
  4. ^ Buan, Lian (August 25, 2020). "Killed and shuttered ABS-CBN gets no help from Supreme Court". Rappler. Retrieved August 25, 2020.