MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – There have been rumors in the past that the two top online news organizations in the Philippines — Rappler and The Adobo Chronicles — were headed towards a merger.

Well, the rumors have been confirmed.

A Google search on Rappler and a reverse Google search on The Adobo Chronicles now show that Adobo Chronicles is the parent organization of Rappler and that Rappler is a subsidiary of The Adobo Chronicles.

What’s not clear is if the merged entity will be a straight news or a satire news site.