Marcos picks COA chair Cordoba as new Supreme Court associate justice

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Gamaliel Cordoba was the NTC commissioner when the Duterte government pushed for ABS-CBN's shutdown and the blocking of Bulatlat's website

CHAIR. The Commission on Appointments confirms the ad interim appointment of former telecommunications chief Gamaliel Cordoba as the new chairman of the Commission on Audit, on November 29, 2022.

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MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appointed Commission on Audit (COA) chairperson Gamaliel Cordoba as his latest appointment to the Supreme Court (SC), Malacañang announced on Friday, November 13.

Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Claire Castro announced Cordoba’s appointment in a news briefing.

Cordoba replaced former associate justice Amy Lazaro-Javier, an appointee of former president Rodrigo Duterte, who retires on November 16. Cordoba is Marcos’ latest appointee to the High Court.

Marcos appointed Associate Justice Raul Villanueva in 2025 and Chief Justice Rodil Zalameda in early November.

Multiple sources said that Cordoba enjoys close ties to Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos.

In 2022, Marcos appointed Cordoba as the COA chairperson, replacing Jose Calida. At the time, Cordoba took his oath before Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo, a fellow member of the Fraternal Order of Utopia.

As the COA chief, Cordoba oversaw the constitutional commission mandated to examine and audit all accounts of the government and its agencies or instrumentalities.

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