Teacher Breaks Down In Tears When Pupils Buy Him A New Pair Of Shoes

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. Science teacher Cesar Punzalan, 50, walks around five miles from his home to reach the secondary school in Laguna, the Philippines. 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. 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. They surprised Cesar with the gift when he started lessons at the Immaculate Heart of Mary School last Thursday (01/08) morning.