Joey Villar – The Philippine Star January 26, 2022 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Host Vietnam is favored to be the overall champion, with the rest of the traditional contenders, including the Philippines, expected to figure in a mad scramble for second place in the 31st Hanoi Southeast Asian Games set May 12-23. “It will be a fight for No. 2 among Thailand, Malaysia and us Philippines,” said Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham Tolentino in yesterday’s online Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum. The congressman from Tagaytay said the Vietnamese would be hard to beat co…