SECOND DIVISION [G.R. No. 114776. February 2, 2000] MENANDRO B. LAUREANO, petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS AND SINGAPORE AIRLINES LIMITED, respondents. DECISION QUISUMBING, J.: This petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court seeks to reverse the Decision of the Court of Appeals, dated October 29, 1993, in C.A. G.R. No. CV 34476, as well as its Resolution dated February 28, 1994, which denied the motion for reconsideration. The facts of the case as summarized by the respondent appellate court are as follows: "Sometime in 1978, plaintiff [Menandro B. Laureano, herein petitioner], then Director of Flight Operations and Chief Pilot of Air Manila, applied for employment with defendant company [herein private respondent] through its Area Manager in Manila. On September 30, 1978, after the usual personal interview, defendant wrote to plaintiff, offering a contract of employment as an expatriate B-707 captain for an original period of two (2) years commencing on January 21, 1978, Plaintiff accepted the offer and commenced working on January 20, 1979. After passing the six-month probation period, plaintiff's appointment was confirmed effective July 21, 1979. (Annex "B", p. 30, Rollo). On July 21, 1979, defendant offered plaintiff an extension of his two-year contract to five (5) years effective January 21, 1979 to January 20, 1984 subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the contract of employment, which the latter accepted (Annex "C", p. 31, Rec.). During his service as B-707 captain, plaintiff on August 24, 1980, while in command of a flight, committed a noise violation offense at the Zurich Airport, for which plaintiff apologized. (Exh. "3", p. 307, Rec.). Sometime in 1980, plaintiff featured in a tail scraping incident wherein the tail of the aircraft scraped or touched the runway during landing. He was suspended for a few days until he was investigated by a board headed by Capt. Choy. He was reprimanded. Scjuris