Manila, March 25 -- United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio is planning to visit the Philippines next month to reaffirm the importance of the Philippines-US alliance in the Trump administration.

Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel Romualdez said there is no exact date for the visit as of yet but "probably by April" after the trip of US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to Manila next week.

"Again, the relationship between the Philippines and the United States is one that is extremely important for both our countries," he said in an interview with ABS-CBN News Channel on Tuesday.

"We're at the forefront of the situation that we face in the in the Indo-Pacific region and our alliance- I would assume that Secretary Rubio's miss...