Filipinos Are Practical

Filipinos have learned to appreciate what they have, make the most of it, and tolerate difficulties. Resilience is a deeply rooted characteristic that makes up a Filipino identity,

So when the onion crisis erupted, Filipinos viewed the setback as impermanent.  They reframe the onion mess as an opportunity to be creative.  If loading your luggage with bags of onions is funny to some ... to Filipino ex-pats, it isn't.  They are just being practical.