This is the heartwarming moment pupils give their teacher a new pair of shoes to thank him for walking for two hours every day just so he could teach them.<br /><br />Science teacher Cesar Punzalan, 50, walks around five miles from his home to reach the secondary school in Laguna, the Philippines. <br /><br />His shoes had become tatty and old with holes in and his pupils worried he could not afford a new pair as he spends all his wages taking care of his family.<br /><br />But his grateful students, all aged 16 and 17, wanted to show their appreciation for the lengths he goes to in order to reach the school each day - and clubbed together to buy him a brand new pair of black leather shoes.<br /><br />They surprised Cesar with the gift when he started lessons at the Immaculate Heart of Mary School last Thursday (August 1) morning. <br /><br />Pupil Mary Ann Claire Garcia, 17, filmed as a classmate gave the teacher the present - and he began well up with tears after opening the gift. <br /><br />The veteran Science teacher jokingly told the students before opening the box "What is this? Is it a snake?"<br /><br />He became emotional after finding a new pair of black shoes inside the box. He said: "You didn't have to do this. Why did you spend your money?<br /><br />"In my profession as a teacher, we don't expect anything in return."<br /><br />Mary said that everybody in the class admired Cesar and loved being in his lessons.<br /><br />She said: ''Mr Punzalan is so dedicated to his job. He has to walk so far to reach school, but he does it because he wants the best for all his pupils.<br /><br />''We noticed that his shoes were falling apart and we know he's careful with money so we just wanted to help.''<br /><br />Mary said that the teacher was overcome with emotion and ''cried a lot'' after she stopped recording him.<br /><br />She said that one of the teacher's children is sick so he saves a lot of his money for his family.<br /><br />Mary added: ''Everybody contributed to buy the shoes for him.''
