A direct democracy is a system of government that is that is purely a democracy, where the people decide on policy initiatives directly, opposed to a representative democracy which we have here in the United States where we elect officials to make political decisions
The United States are more interested in building military bases in the Philippines because it is a strategic location wherein it will serve as a gateway for the US forces in Asia and the Pacific. Actually, there has been US military bases in the Philippines only it stopped its operation during 1992.
