manila philippine lawmakers wednesday reject nomination last leftist president rodrigo duterte include cabinet remove agrarian reform minister year join government bid duterte promote peace duterte become president june last year offer place cabinet members outlaw communist party philippines demonstrate commitment talk end long-running insurgency minister rafael mariano one two people party nominate serve cabinet senator vicente sotto chairman committee scrutinize cabinet appointments say conduct exhaustive deliberation hold vote weight scale ultimately tip balance confirmation appointee sotto tell senate elaborate reason rejection come months government cancel formal peace talk communist rebel duterte want strike peace deal communists anger continue violence say demand excessive already make concessions mariano speak reporters hear denounce big landlords oligarchs businessmen big corporations say may prevail rejection farmers would win end may fail get confirmation today stop serve farmers say presidential spokesman ernesto abella express regret mariano removal say promote farmers right welfare ensure security land tenure philippine lawmakers reject last left-wing cabinet minister