23/08/2026
REPOST: from CEBU CITY BOARDING HOUSE
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POST FOR AWARENESS ⚠️
This post is to raise awareness and hopefully prevent others from experiencing what happened to my sister and our family.
The person involved is Jeanivev Pejana, allegedly from Casia, Bankal, Lapu-Lapu City.
Almost one year ago, on August 14, my sister contacted this woman through an Airbnb-related page to book a condominium unit for a one-month stay during their vacation in Cebu.
Since I was here in Cebu, my sister asked me to meet with Jeanivev and personally view the unit. Everything initially appeared legitimate. We viewed the unit at One Pacific Residence in Mactan Newtown, and she even presented a sales invoice and an ID, which made us believe that the transaction was genuine. We decided to pay a ₱20,000 reservation fee to secure the unit.
However, when the day of my sister’s arrival came, things started to go wrong.
My sister and her family arrived in Cebu in the afternoon and immediately went to the concierge area of One Pacific Residence. They waited for almost two hours before Jeanivev arrived. She kept giving different reasons and repeatedly went back and forth between buildings. We later discovered that she had not actually reserved the unit we originally viewed.
She then told us that there was supposedly a leakage problem and that the room was not in good condition. Because of this, she transferred my sister and her family to One Manchester instead.
Again, they had to wait at the concierge for almost another hour. My sister and her family had not eaten, were exhausted from traveling, and were already very hungry. Jeanivev told them to wait because the room was still being cleaned.
What we did not know at the time was that she was only arranging the unit with the actual owner on that same day.
Despite all of this, my sister proceeded with the payment because they believed everything was legitimate. They paid ₱80,000, on top of the previous ₱20,000 reservation fee, for a total of ₱100,000 for a one-month stay. Jeanivev personally received the ₱80,000 payment, and an agreement for the one-month stay was signed.
Later, we discovered that the arrangement she had made with the actual owner was allegedly only for around 15 to 20 days, not the full 30 days that my sister had paid for. We also discovered that the agreement had allegedly been altered or tampered with to make it appear that the stay was only for a shorter period.
After waiting for hours, the unit was finally ready at around 6:00 PM. At that point, we genuinely believed that everything had been settled and that my sister and her family could finally enjoy their stay.
But the nightmare did not end there.
Fast forward to September 3. My sister and her family were in Boracay to celebrate their honeymoon and have a family vacation. While they were there, my sister received a call from the actual owner of the unit informing her that they needed to remove their belongings because they had already overstayed.
My sister was completely shocked. She could not understand how they could be considered overstaying when they had already paid ₱100,000 for a full one-month stay.
That was when we realized that they had allegedly been scammed.
Because of the discrepancy in the agreement and the alleged alteration of the contract, my sister and her family were forced to deal with this problem in the middle of what was supposed to be a special honeymoon and family vacation. Their trip was completely ruined.
They immediately returned to Cebu on September 4 to settle the matter. When they met with the actual owner, my sister was asked to pay for the remaining days because the agreement presented to the owner allegedly reflected only a 15-day stay.
With no other choice, and because the situation had already caused so much inconvenience to her and her family, my sister was forced to pay an additional ₱40,000 for the remaining days.
Jeanivev did not show up to properly resolve the situation.
We then sought assistance from the Barangay in Mactan to help locate and address the matter with her. When we finally confronted her, she pleaded, cried, apologized, and promised to return the ₱40,000 that my sister had been forced to pay because of what happened.
The agreement has been made that she will accomplish to pay the full amount by the day they return to netherlands
Until now, that promise has not been fulfilled.
Based on information we later received, we were also told that this may not have been an isolated incident and that there may have been other people who experienced similar transactions with her. We encourage anyone who may have relevant information or who believes they may have experienced something similar to come forward and coordinate through the proper authorities.
It has been almost one year, and the ₱40,000 remains unpaid. More than the money, what hurts the most is the stress, inconvenience, and horrible experience that my sister and our family had to go through—especially since it happened during what was supposed to be a memorable honeymoon and family vacation.
PLEASE BE CAREFUL WHEN TRANSACTING WITH INDIVIDUALS OFFERING CONDO OR SHORT-TERM RENTALS ONLINE. Always verify the identity of the person, confirm directly with the actual unit owner or property management, and make sure that all payments and agreements are properly documented before sending money.
⚠️ POSTING THIS FOR AWARENESS. PLEASE STAY VIGILANT SO OTHERS CAN AVOID EXPERIENCING THE SAME SITUATION.
