MANILA - Former Bayan Muna party-list representative Teodoro Casiño confirmed Friday that he is on the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) list of nominees for Cabinet posts in the administration of presumptive president Rodrigo Duterte.

Speaking to radio DZMM, Casiño confirmed news of his inclusion on the NDFP shortlist but denied any knowledge of the selection process.

"All I know is I am being considered for something. At this point, it could be adelantado if I mention anything. It is very good that president-elect Duterte is very open-minded and siyempre, alam naman niya ang track record nung kami ay nasa Kongreso; we are mga incorruptible at talagang naninindigan sa prinsipyo," he said.

Casiño, who served in the House of Representatives from 2007 to 2013, said he will carefully consider the policy direction of the incoming president, especially if he is offered a position in the Duterte Cabinet.

He said he will not abandon his advocacies if he joins the president's official family.

"Mahirap din na just for the sake na magka position e papasok tayo. Marami pang usapin yan. Titignan pa natin kung saan tayo magiging epektibo at makakatutulong at magtutugma yung aming mga pananaw," he said.

Duterte, a self-proclaimed socialist, earlier offered 4 departments to the Communist Party of the Philippines: Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).

A Philippine Daily Inquirer report revealed two other names on the NDFP shortlist: former University of the Philippines professor Judy Taguiwalo and former Anakpawis Rep. Rafael Mariano.

Tauiwalo is presumably for the DSWD post. She taught at the UP College of Social Work and Community Development and was once chair of the college's Department of Women and Development Studies.

Mariano, a farmer, represented small farmers peasants in the lower House. He is presumably a nominee for the DAR post.

Duterte said this week that the left had agreed to nominate government peace negotiator Silvestre Bello III for the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) portfolio.

Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate, who was previously on the shortlist, backed out and was replaced by Casiño, the Inquirer report said. Zarate was presumably for the DENR post.

Casiño is one of the principal authors of four laws including the Public Attorneys Act of 2007, the Tax Relief Act of 2009, the Rent Control Act of 2009 and the Anti-Torture Act of 2009. He ran for senator in 2013 but lost.

In the interview, Casiño said he believes Duterte will pick members of his official family "based on the integrity and competence of the appointee."