Nobel Peace Prize winner cleared of tax evasion charge in Philippines

Filipino journalist Maria Ressa was cleared by the court (Aaron Favila/AP)

Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa has been acquitted of a final tax evasion charge though she still faces two legal cases which she believes former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte used to muzzle her critical reporting.

Ms Ressa and her online news organization Rappler had faced five tax evasion charges but a court acquitted her of four of the charges in January. A different court heard the fifth charge and acquitted her on Tuesday.