US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to visit Manila next week to attend multiple ASEAN-related foreign ministers’ meetings and hold talks with regional and Indo-Pacific officials, according to the US State Department. The State Department said Rubio will be in the Philippines from July 19 to 23. During the visit, he is set to participate in the ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference, the East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, and the ASEAN Regional Forum Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. The US also indicated that Rubio will meet with senior Indo-Pacific officials while in Manila. In a separate report, the Philippines’ President Ferdinand Marcos is mentioned as discussing the trip, reflecting the broader focus on strengthening US-Philippine ties as Washington engages regional multilateral forums. Across the reports, the common elements are the timing of the visit, the specific ASEAN and related ministerial meetings Rubio will attend, and the stated purpose of engaging counterparts in the Indo-Pacific and ASEAN-centered diplomatic engagements. The announcement is based on a statement attributed to a State Department spokesperson.