Doctor Dreyfuss Perlas died on Friday, March 1, 2017, after being ambushed by 3 people on a highway in the Doctor Dreyfuss Perlas died on Friday, March 1, 2017, after being ambushed by 3 people on a highway in the province’s Plains.

The suspect Mohammad Nabel Banding, who had a warrant of arrest, and the suspected gunman who shot the doctor were hunted down by the Lanao del Norte Police and Regional Special Operation Unit- Police Regional Office (RSOU PRO-10). A witness who was there when Dr. Perlas arrived at the site confirmed the presence of banding.

The reason for the doctor’s murder suspect is now being investigated. In that day and age, the doctor had a preference for Instead of moving abroad or constructing his own clinic in the city, Perlas joined the “Doctors to the Barrios” program to treat the needy in Mindanao.

Meanwhile, in December 2021, the PNP-PRO-10 arrested the accused mastermind behind the assassination of Dr. Raul Andutan, the medical director of a hospital in Cagayan de Oro. Others engaged in the crime are still being chased down by the authorities.