Gamaliel Cordoba
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. His appointment was confirmed by the Commission on Appointments (CA) on November 29, 2022.
Gamaliel Cordoba | |
|---|---|
| Chairman of the Commission on Audit | |
| Assumed office October 21, 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Bongbong Marcos |
| Preceded by | Jose Calida |
| Commissioner of the National Telecommunications Commission | |
| In office August 1, 2009 – October 20, 2022 | |
| President | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Benigno Aquino III Rodrigo Duterte Bongbong Marcos |
| Preceded by | Ruel V. Canobas |
| Succeeded by | Ella Bianca B. Lopez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gamaliel Asis Cordoba |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Cordoba at present also serves as External Auditor of the International Labour Organization.
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.