On 9 February 2016, human rights defender Jennifer Albacite was killed by government troops from the 46th and 71st Infantry Battalions who went on a shooting spree and bombed a heavily civilian populace in Philippines. Jennifer Albacite was active in opposing large-scale mining operations in her community. Despite community opposition, President Aquino approved the Kingking Copper and Gold Project of the Nationwide Development Corporation (Nadecor) and Canadian-owned St. Augustine Gold and Copper Limited.