Maria Ressa, journalist and Duterte critic, served with arrest warrant in Philippines

Rappler, the news site Ressa oversees, said in a tweet that a serving party delivered the documents to her at the organization's headquarters. One officer said he was part of the Philippines National Bureau of Investigations (NBI), Rappler tweeted.

Ressa, who is Rappler's CEO, confirmed that she was served the warrant in a phone call with CNN.

CNN is reaching out to the NBI for more information.

Ressa has been indicted multiple times on libel and tax evasion charges which she and rights advocates say are politically motivated.

Rappler's extensive reporting on President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal war on drugs has earned praise from human rights advocates, but has made the site and its journalists a target by supporters of the Duterte administration.

Time Magazine included her among its selections for the 2018 Person of the Year award, which honored journalists who have been targeted for their work.

Ressa worked for CNN before starting Rappler, an online news site that has since become an indispensable source of information for readers in the Philippines and internationally.

CNN's Karen Smith contributed reporting

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