“…Importantly, this positive rate of change was independent of MPA size, enforcement status or age. Moreover, some researchers report benefits of no‐take protection for Philippine coral reefs (Piquero et al, 2015; Aaron‐Amper & Gulayan, 2016), whereas others claim no effect (Abesamis, Russ & Alcala, 2006; Espectato, Napata & Baylon, 2017; Russ et al, 2021) and yet others suggest idiosyncrasy (Panga et al, 2021). Evidently, as with MPAs globally (Pendleton et al, 2017), continued research on the efficacy of Philippine MPAs is required to optimise coral conservation.…”