New apple id or just switch country?

Which one is better? Create a U.S itunes account or just change my country?
I purchased an iTunes gift card but it says I need a US account, I've edited and entered my relative's US Address. Wasn't expecting to see that all of my purchased apps (installed and not installed) were gone, reverted to the Philippine App store and still the list of my previously downloaded apps were empty.
Question is which one is better: create a seperate U.S account or just change country? If I choose to just change my country to US and revert to the Philippine App store later on, could I update apps purchased from the US App store on my device?

You need to be in a country to use it's store - from the US store's terms of use :
The iTunes Service is available to you only in the United States, its territories, and possessions. You agree not to use or attempt to use the iTunes Service from outside these locations. Apple may use technologies to verify your compliance.

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