THREE senior Philippine Navy officials are on the shortlist of candidates for the flag officer-in-command post, a military source privy to the ongoing selection process said on Tuesday.

They are: Rear Admiral Robert Empedrad, acting Navy chief; Rear Admiral Rommel Ong, Philippine Navy Inspector General; and Rear Admiral Joby Bacordo, Naval Sea Systems commander.

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