Section 3
SEC. 3. A new section is hereby added after Section 23 of the same Act and numbered as Section 23-A, to read as follows: "SEC. 23-A. Establishment of Stricter Rules Before the Issuance of Driver's License.- The LTO shall promulgate prerequisites and guidelines before the grant of driver's licenses to ensure that these are issued only to deserving applicants with sufficient driving skills and knowledge on road safety and proper road courtesy. "Toward this end, the conduct of theoretical and practical examinations, among others, must sufficiently measure the competency of drivers and must be designed to the type of license applied for and its corresponding restrictions: Provided, That for professional drivers, the tests must be appropriate to the vehicle and type of service the applicant intends to operate."