@MrsBart as an agent myself, I definitely understand where other agents come from. It’s not about most likely tama ako, rather, that is actually the case.
Agents usually exhaust possibilities in terms of sino yung best main applicant. For example, if someone comes to me and asks about his chances, if I find alanganin yung standing, next thing I’ll look into is yung possibility ng wife. If May chance, I’ll recommend the wife as main applicant if not then I’ll be upfront with them. If they still want to pursue it, at their own risk na kasi definitely I don’t want anything to do with their case. It’s unethical practice for me otherwise. So that’s most likely where Respall was coming from. Like I said, I would do exactly the same.