CA confirms ex-NTC commissioner Cordoba as COA chairman

 

MANILA, Philippines — The powerful Commission on Appointments (CA) on Tuesday confirmed the ad-interim appointment of Gamaliel Cordoba as the chairman of the Commission on Audit (COA).

The CA panel on constitutional commissions and offices deliberated and recommended Cordoba’s appointment for confirmation.

The panel started deliberating on Cordoba’s appointment last week. However, the hearing was suspended after a heated exchange between Senator Risa Hontiveros and Sagip Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta on the shutdown of ABS-CBN Corp.

During the continuation of the hearing, Cordoba said there are around 4,000 pending cases in the COA and hebelieves that they ma…

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