{
  "id": 11132479,
  "title": "S-OIL presents “2026 Hero Citizen Award”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/s-oil-presents-2026-hero-citizen-award",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-01T07:20:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BusinessKorea",
    "slug": "businesskorea",
    "url": "https://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=278073"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On October 1, S-OIL, led by CEO Anwar A. Al-Hejazi, organized the \"2026 Hero Citizen Award Ceremony\" at its headquarters in Gongdeok-dong, Mapo, Seoul. S-OIL collaborated with the Korea National Council on Social Welfare to honor 19 Hero Citizens of the Year, awarding them with plaques and a combined KRW 140 million in prize money. Notably, Ko Gyung-sik and Jeong Taek-eun, who sustained injuries while performing rescue operations, each received the Hero Citizen Award and KRW 15 million in prize money. In June 2026, Ko Gyung-sik suffered fractures while rescuing a vessel that had wrecked at Jeju Port, but successfully managed to tow it to safety. In December 2025, Jeong Taek-eun inhaled a substantial amount of toxic smoke while battling a residential fire in Jangan-dong, leading to hospitalization at a burn treatment center. The remaining Hero Citizens were each presented with the award and KRW 10 million in prize money. CEO Al-Hejazi emphasized that citizens who demonstrate self-sacrifice to aid neighbors in danger are the genuine heroes of society, and S-OIL will persist in supporting and recognizing Hero Citizens who put others before themselves. Since the launch of the Hero Citizen Campaign in 2008, S-OIL has acknowledged a total of 369 Hero Citizens and disbursed KRW 2.6 billion in prize money over the past 19 years, recognizing citizens who displayed extraordinary bravery in saving others in peril.",
  "summary": "S-OIL (CEO Anwar A. Al-Hejazi) held the “2026 Hero Citizen Award Ceremony” at its headquarters in Gongdeok-dong, Mapo, Seoul, together with the Korea National Council on Social Welfare (Chairman Kim Hyun-hoon) on Oct 1. At the ceremony, the Company presented plaques and a total of 140 million won in",
  "key_points": [
    "S-OIL awards 19 Hero Citizens with plaques and KRW 140 million in prizes",
    "Ko Gyung-sik and Jeong Taek-eun receive awards for rescue operations injuries",
    "CEO Al-Hejazi stresses importance of self-sacrifice in society"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}