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A few years after the group went inactive, they decided to form a partnership under the name BxB Entertainment (stylized as BxB Ent. or BBE)
BxB Ent. is a diversified business primarily engaged in talent acquisition and management, marketing, entertainment, and production, with secondary capabilities in legal consultancy and PR management. Each member has their own management roles and voting rights, alongside other industry professionals who are assigned to operational and support functions.
Aiah Arceta-Vergara: Limited Partner, Business Development Consultant
Colet Vergara: Managing Partner, Head of Operations
Maloi Ricalde: General Partner, Head of Creative Direction
Gwen Apuli: General Partner, Head of Finance & Accounting
Stacey Sevilleja-Lim: General Partner, Head of Business Development
Mikha Lim: Managing Partner, Head of Legal & Compliance
Jhoanna Robles: Managing Partner, Head of Public Relations & Marketing
Sheena Catacutan: Limited Partner, Creative Consultant
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Mikha and Stacey were known to have developed feelings for each other even when the group was still in the limelight. While they decided to keep it low-key, the members, their then management, their close friends, and their families were no strangers to the budding romance, their eventual marriage, and the life that they built together. They managed to raise a beautiful family with Leon after finishing law school and passing the bar, while maintaining full-time jobs as top-level executives.
Likewise, Aiah and Colet also decided to shoot their shot and settled down with each other, despite a confusing and complicated start to their relationship. The cycle of an on-and-off romance eventually tired the two of them until one day they just decided to fuck everything and get married. Down the road, they had Olivia, who is only a few months younger than Leon. Colet stepped into the role as a Managing Partner handling Operations, while Aiah chose to work as a consultant so she could properly manage her time with their daughter and the other small businesses they ventured into.
Maloi, Gwen, and Jhoanna became heads of their respective departments, with Jhoanna having a part-time senior correspondent role in one of the largest news networks in the country. Sheena also decided to work as a consultant due to the vast number of individual and business engagements she handled separately.
While they were known to have worked seamlessly together during the past decade or so—a relationship built on hard work and trust—taking on corporate responsibilities brought out different versions of themselves. How do they navigate this even larger responsibility when conflicts and misunderstandings now come with a price tag, decision-making was done collectively and with legal implications, and one wrong move might cost their employees their bread and butter?