4/20/2021 E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly be used in place of evidence. To do so would be to violate the basic constitutional principle of due process. Finally, an invalid quitclaim does not automatically mean that a claimant is entitled to recovery of full compensatory benefits under the law or contract. A claimant first has to establish that he or she is legally entitled to such benefits to begin with. At this point, the undersigned takes this opportune time to reiterate his view that social justice principles involve a delicate balance between the interests of both capital and labor. Principles which will eventually lead to long-term benefits for both sides should be pursued. Since this Court's decisions (and signed extended resolutions) not only settle past controversies but also set precedents for factually similar cases which may arise in the future, great care has to be taken in order to ensure that legal principles are balanced and will work for the benefit of all. In the case of the maritime industry, it would be unreasonable to require employers to gather large amounts of data regarding the hereditary history of all its applicants. Moreover, automatically awarding compensatory benefits to seafarers even if the same are not established by substantial evidence would set a dangerous precedent which is repugnant to the ideals of due process. Not only would these measures be timeconsuming and costly, they would also discourage foreign employers from hiring Filipino seafarers. State policies should also be balanced so as not to prejudice the very persons that the Constitution and the law seek to protect. IN VIEW OF THE FOREGOING, the undersigned votes to DENY the Petition for Review on Certiorari and AFFIRM the September 30, 2015 Decision of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 06715 with no costs to the petitioners. [1] Ponencia, p. 2. [2] Id. [3] Id. [4] Id. at 2-4 and 18. [5] Id. at 10 and 13-14. [6] Id. at 14. [7] Id. at 16. [8] Id. at 18. [9] Tenazas, et al. v. R. Villegas Taxi Transport, et al. 731 Phil. 217, 229 (2014); citation omitted. https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/66406 33/35