Who is Daisy Avila from Dogeaters and what is their importance?

Daisy Avila is the 1982 Miss Philippines and the daughter of the progressive Senator Avila. She is involved romantically with the NPA leader Santos Tirador; early in the play she becomes pregnant with his child. Daisy, the first dark-skinned Filipino to win the beauty title, is beloved by the populace and the subject of gossip through the play. Daisy falls ill after becoming pregnant, and she is at home in a fever when her father is assassinated.