PHP is commented in widget

Hi, I don′t know why this code is commented in html

<?php
$language = get_locale();
if ($language == 'en_GB') { ?>

SOMETHING HTML

<?php } else { ?>
SOMETHING else in HTML
<?php } ?>

Seems that doesn′t recognize that is php

Someone knows how to make it works?

https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/php-code-widget/