warrant favoring labor over the interests of management but never should the scale be so tilted as to result in an injustice to the employer.18[18]   WHEREFORE, the petition is PARTLY GRANTED. The January 31, 2005 Decision of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 85584 holding that the claim for death benefits has not yet prescribed is AFFIRMED with MODIFICATION that petitioners are not liable to pay to respondents death compensation benefits for lack of showing that Federico’s disease was brought about by his stint on board petitioners’ vessels and also considering that his death occurred after the effectivity of his contract.   SO ORDERED.     MARIANO C. DEL CASTILLO Associate Justice   WE CONCUR:       18 [18] Ledesma, Jr. v. National Labor Relations Commission, 537 SCRA 358, 371.