Two gang leaders in the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) on Monday have come out and said they are eyeing to press charges against suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Bantag for allegedly stabbing them.

In an interview with the media, gang leaders Roland Guzman and Jonathan Cañete said the stabbing happened when Bantag summoned all 13 gang commanders to his office at 11:30 am last February 1, 2022.

The two noted that the suspended BuCor General was “very drunk” when they arrived at his office.

They said Bantag, who was holding a kris — a bladed weapon, approached them one by one.

“Noong una, pinupunit niya ang damit ko dito. Hinayaan ko lang. Akala ko pupunitin lang damit. Pagkatapos, dito sa dibdib, ibinaon niya ng onti [ang kris], Hindi ko na nakayanan. Ginawa ko lang, hinawakan ko lang ‘yung patalim at tinapik ko,” Cañete recalled.

“Sa galit niya, dito niya sinaksak sa hita ko,” he added.

Meanwhile, Guzman said Bantag stabbed him in the hands.

The next day after the stabbing incident, Guzman and Cañete claimed that a certain “Zulueta” came to them and gave them Php 50,000 each in exchange for their silence.

“Ang sinabi nila sa amin, kapag hindi niyo tanggapin ito, lalo kayo mamomobrelema dito. May kasamang panakot…. Tiniis ko na lang. Tinanggap ko ‘yung fifty thousand, tumutulo ang luha ko,” Cañete said.

The authorities earlier filed murder raps against Bantag and former BuCor deputy officer Ricardo Zulueta for the deaths of radio broadcaster Percival “Percy Lapid” Mabasa and alleged middleman Jun Villamor.