Name: Beata Cayadong Nickname: Atang/Bea/Bibi Race: manananggal Abilities: flight, stealth & agility; a keener sense of hearing and scent Quirks: currently works as one of The Diabolical’s staff; wants to be human; tries hard to either be vegetarian (ie - not eat humans) or to eat “ethically-sourced” meat; has the worst luck of falling for her boss’ eldest brother - carlos trese - a famous aswang hunter - after her saved her from getting kidnapped by a group of aswang; she's kikay personified! but don't let her catch you trying to take advantage of someone who's had too much to drink. the pink smoothie she's fond of isn't always strawberry.
She was found as a toddler and raised by a former mananabang (midwife) from Leyte named Eustiquia. The midwife is a middle-aged widow who didn’t have her own children, and her only companion is her dog named ‘Paghot’ (Bark - because he’s noisy!), and the villagers who would come to her for help. But Ekiang was then shunned by the community for raising a monster. The healer reasoned that Beata was nothing but a child - she was even christened by a priest from the next town - but the villager’s fears weren’t unfounded. Creatures of midnight are feared for a reason.
An opportunity to go to Manila came up, so Ekiang and Beata went to Manila and stayed with Ekiang’s sister. Ekiang was a hired help at an eatery ran by her sister's friend, while Bea - as she asked to be called since Atang sounds sooo probinsyana - attended the nearby public school and helped at the small restaurant during the weekends.
The story of how she met Alexandra Trese is honestly a ripoff of Promising Young Woman - only, unlike Cassie, Bea was able to get her revenge.
