Budjette Tan is a

Filipino Filipino may refer to: * Something from or related to the Philippines ** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the national language and one of the official languages of the Philippines. ** Filipinos, people who are citizens of th ...

writer best known for writing the horror/crime

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series ''

Trese ''Trese'' () is a Filipino komik series written by Budjette Tan and illustrated by Kajo Baldisimo. It tells the story of Alexandra Trese, a detective who deals with crimes of supernatural origin. Its first issue was published in October 22, ...

'', co-creating it with artist Kajo Baldisimo. His work ''Trese'' has won the

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for Best Graphic Literature of the Year in 2009, 2011, 2012. It has been adapted into an animated series by

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Living people Filipino comics artists Filipino speculative fiction writers Year of birth missing (living people) {{Philippines-writer-stub