00:00U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to visit the Philippines next month to further strengthen the alliance in the Philippines.
00:10According to Philippine Ambassador to the U.S. Jose Manuel Romualdez, there is no definite date of the visit, but it is possible that it will continue in April.
00:21This is also the next step of U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's visit to Manila on March 28.
00:28Rubio and Hegseth's visit aims to strengthen the cooperation of the Philippines and the U.S. in the Indo-Pacific region in the face of security challenges.
00:38After their visit, it is possible that the exact date of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s visit to the United States will be discussed.
00:48Meanwhile, Hegseth's visit is fortunate because it is the first time that a Pentagon chief has accompanied the Philippines in his first visit to the region.
01:00Hegseth is also expected to discuss with Defense Secretary Gilberto Tinoro Jr. on how to strengthen the armed forces of the country to avoid the threat of violence in the future.
