A recent Philippines bar exam lawyer took her oath using a video call due to coronavirus restrictions in the country.

Ivy Noreen Tabanag and the others who recently passed the exam to become lawyers could not hold an oath-taking ceremony because mass gatherings are not yet allowed.

Instead, the batch was made to say their oaths on a video conference call in their own homes.

Footage shows the new lawyer taking her oath on a webcam from her room in Toledo, Cebu, on June 25.

She said: "It is an odd setup. I need to have a place in our house that can suit the white background requirement, and it is challenging because we need to have a strong signal just to finish the ceremony. Right now, I am just glad that I can finally be a lawyer."

The country has recorded 33,069 cases of Covid-19 and 1,212 deaths, leading to some of the most stringent lockdown, curfew and quarantine measures in the world.

A recent Philippines bar exam lawyer said her oath using video call due to coronavirus restrictions in the country.

Ivy Noreen Tabanag and the others who recently passed the exam to become lawyers could not hold an oath-taking ceremony because mass gatherings are not yet allowed.

Instead, the batch was made to say their oaths on a video conference call in their own homes.

Footage shows the new lawyer taking her oath on a webcam from her room in Toledo, Cebu, on June 25.

She said: "It is an odd set up. I need to have place in our house that can suit the white background requirement and it is challenging because we need to have a strong signal just to finish the ceremony. Right now, I am just glad that I can finally be a lawyer."

The country has recorded 33,069 cases of Covid-19 and 1,212 deaths, leading to some of the most stringent lockdown, curfew and quarantine measures in the world.