Celso delos Angeles not in jail? Why?

Legacy owner Celso delos Angeles has been arrested for syndicated estafa, a charge which appends a very long jail term. However, I was shocked to my wits when I learned that he's still not in jail yet and for what cause? Well, he's reportedly stricken with cancer. Wow! Talk about an alibi.

I wanted to compare Celso's situation with that of Fertilizer scam architect Joc-Joc Bolante, since their cases are very similar---they both scammed their way to wealth and influence. And one hospital seems to be the oft-familiar refuge of those involved in large scale and billion peso scams, and you guessed right--St Luke's.

Bolante, if you remember, went and stayed there for many days, reportedly stricken with stomach aches while Celso, well, his attorney says, he has stomach cancer.

What seems to be the lesson here is this---Celso is expecting jail time very, very soon while Bolante is now freely roaming around and probably thinking of another way to make a comeback. Why is Bolante free, while Celso faces the prospect of spending his remaining life in jail?

Simple---Bolante enjoys the support of higher-ups, as high as the First Gentleman while Celso's, well, he enjoys only as far as the Vice President's office. That's one.

Another is, Bolante gave millions of pesos worth of gifts to syndicate members inside the DA while Celso, well, he scammed even his closest friends. And for how many billions? Based on PDIC estimates, Celso got about 14 billion pesos. Bolante, of course, should be protected, while Celso, well, what about him?

That's why Celso tried to repair his image and reputation through public relations. He wants to soften public anger against him. He and his legal team probably thinks that if they diffuse public disgusts against de los Angeles, the authorities might probably ease up on him. He failed though. That's why he's now being hounded even inside St. Luke's.

Maybe he's waiting for his 70th birthday so that he'll be pardoned? That's probably why he's under hospital arrest? Is that the concession he made with his political benefactors?