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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Catherine Armecin Martin

Woman Passes Off Airbnb as Her Own Home and Invites Friends, Family and a Priest to Bless It

The Airbnb property where a guest allegedly hosted a house blessing. (Credit: Badette Dulay Galo/Facebook)

A woman in the Philippines is at the centre of a social media storm after allegedly passing off an Airbnb as her own home, inviting friends, relatives and a priest to bless the property and propping up family photographs on shelves that were never hers. What began as a short-term rental in Ilocos Norte has now sparked anger, jokes and fresh allegations about her past.

Giovah Rosh Hanah Arafiles, an Airbnb renter, is accused of holding a full house blessing inside a property she had booked but allegedly never paid for. The claim, raised by a friend of the owner, has drawn thousands of comments, a statement from the owner herself and renewed scrutiny of Arafiles's past.

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