(File photo) CEBU CITY-An environmental group on Tuesday filed a petition before the Department of Health (DOH) in Central Visayas, calling on the agency to deny permit applications for liquefied natural gas (LNG) or fossil gas project in the cities of Cebu and Naga. The Philippine Movement for Climate Justice cited adverse health impacts in filing their petition before the DOH-7 to oppose the planned construction of LNG or fossil gas power plant in the two cities. "We write this urgent petition to express our opposition to the intention to build a 300-megawatt (MW) Liquefied Natural Gas in Cebu City by Terra Movers Development Corp. and US-based Westfield Resources as announced by Mayor (Michael) Rama in September 2022," the group said. The coal-fired thermal plant proposed to be built in the residential village of Sawang Calero here, the group said, will affect the health of the residents in the area, and the environment as well, in general. According to the group, LNG powe