Gamaliel Asis Cordoba is a Filipino lawyer who was the longest-serving Commissioner of the National Telecommunications Commission from 2009 until 2022.
20 Facts About Gamaliel Cordoba
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Gamaliel Cordoba is currently the Chairperson of the Commission on Audit replacing former Solicitor General Jose Calida.
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Gamaliel Cordoba's appointment was confirmed by the Commission on Appointments on November 29,2022.
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Gamaliel 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.
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Gamaliel Cordoba took up Economics at the Ateneo De Manila University and obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics in 1992.
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Gamaliel Cordoba subsequently entered the Ateneo School of Law and obtained his Juris Doctor degree in 1996.
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Gamaliel Cordoba served for nearly a decade at the Office of the President, beginning with a stint as a Director at the Office of the Presidential Chief of Staff, followed by his appointment in 2002 as Assistant Executive Secretary.
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Gamaliel Cordoba represented the Office of the President as Director of the Philippine National Railways, Director of the Maritime Industry Authority, Member of the Presidential Committee on Good Governance, and Execom Member of the Technology and Livelihood Resource Center.
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In 2009, Gamaliel Cordoba was appointed Commissioner of the National Telecommunications Commission by then President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
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Gamaliel Cordoba was later appointed to the same position by her successor, President Benigno S Aquino III, as well as President Rodrigo Duterte and President Bongbong Marcos.
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Gamaliel Cordoba adopted the Japanese Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcast System as the Philippine Digital TV Platform as head of NTC.
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Gamaliel Cordoba said that the roll-out of Starlink's internet access services will benefit immensely unserved or underserved areas in the country, and have direct access to the world, bypassing local service providers.
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From May 8 to 10,2023, Gamaliel Cordoba presided over the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions Working Group on Public Debt Annual Meeting in Cairo, Egypt.
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Gamaliel Cordoba led the Philippines' Commission on Audit which acted as the Secretariat to the Working Group in the 2023 Cairo WGPD Annual Meeting.
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COA Chairperson Gamaliel Cordoba welcomed the 32 delegates, led by Her Excellency Dr Ing Kantha Phavi, Minister of the Ministry of Women's Affairs of Cambodia.
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Gamaliel Cordoba emphasized the importance of the discussions in providing practical insights that could benefit Cambodia's GRB initiatives.
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The Commission on Audit of the Philippines, led by Chairperson Gamaliel Cordoba, met with the Asian Development Bank on November 20,2024, to discuss initiatives to strengthen audits of foreign-assisted projects, public debt, and Public Financial Management reforms.
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Chairperson Gamaliel Cordoba was joined by COA officials and supervising auditors overseeing various government departments and agencies, while ADB's delegation included key leaders and specialists in public financial management and project operations.
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In 2010, Cordoba was awarded the Presidential Medal of Merit by President Gloria M Arroyo for his exemplary performance and service delivery to the Filipino people.
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Gamaliel Cordoba received the Radio Award from the Ministry of International Affairs and Communications of Japan.