Buying internationally and bringing to the US?

I have a question concerning the whole deal with the contracts and such.
I'm moving to the Philippines, one of the countries that will be receiving the iPhone 3G, but will only be there for one year. When I buy the iPhone I have to enter into a 2-year contract or pay the un-subsidized price for the phone by itself.
I will however be returning to the US after that year and want to know if I'd be able to switch over to another of the companies that are allowed to sell the iPhone. In this case it would be going from Globe (the company in the Philippines) to AT&T (for the US).
It sounds a bit confusing, but that's the best I can say it as of right now. If you have any questions just ask and I'll try to clarify.
Basically I want to know if I could make a switch like that, or if you know whether or not the iPhone will be locked in the Philippines (most, if not all phones are NOT locked) in which case I'd theoretically be able to put the SIM card from the phone into another phone and put an AT&T SIM into my iPhone when I get to the US. If that is not the case, would I be able to switch from one authorized iPhone seller to another one?
Thanks.

I was thinking about doing something like that, but I want to know first if any iPhone, the one in the Philippines in particular will be compatible with a SIM card from another iPhone carrier.
I know that the Philippines does not have a law binding phones to their respective sellers because every phone I've bought there has been unlocked and I'm currently using an AT&T SIM in my current phone (from the Philippines). I'm starting to think the 2-year contract with Globe (the provider in the Philippines) is just a contract, not something that locks the phone to the provider/SIM card.

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