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Philippines Nobel laureate Maria Ressa and her news site Rappler were acquitted of tax fraud by a trial court on Tuesday, in another legal victory for the embattled journalist.

Maria Ressa, the Philippine journalist who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2021, won a major legal victory on Wednesday after she was acquitted of tax evasion. She has been at the centre of several high-profile legal battles in the Philippines.

The 2018 case accused the journalist and her organization of not declaring taxable income worth $2.58 million.

A Philippine news site co-founded by Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa has been ordered to shut down, the company said Wednesday, a day before President Rodrigo Duterte -- its arch-nemesis -- leaves office.

Philippines Nobel laureate Maria Ressa and her news site Rappler were acquitted of tax fraud by a trial court on Tuesday, in another legal victory for the embattled journalist.

Maria Ressa, the Philippine journalist who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2021, won a major legal victory on Wednesday after she was acquitted of tax evasion. She has been at the centre of several high-profile legal battles in the Philippines.

The 2018 case accused the journalist and her organization of not declaring taxable income worth $2.58 million.

A Philippine news site co-founded by Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa has been ordered to shut down, the company said Wednesday, a day before President Rodrigo Duterte -- its arch-nemesis -- leaves office.