MANILA, Philippines—French President François Hollande was in the Philippines for a two-day state visit from February 27 to 28 to obtain support for actions against climate change.
He brought two famous French actresses with him: Oscar Best Actress winner Marion Cotillard and Melanie Laurent.
Hollande and his delegation also visited Guiuan, Eastern Samar, a town ravaged by Super Typhoon “Yolanda.”
Throughout her visit to the country, Cotillard was seen walking in crutches.
The French president’s visit to the country, considered as one of the frontline nations in the fight against climate change, is a bid to drum up support ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris in December. AJH
French actress Marion Cotillard arrives in Manila during a diplomatic visit by French President Francois Hollande on February 26, 2015. The two-day trip, the first by a French president to the Philippines, is part of Hollande’s campaign to build diplomatic momentum ahead of the United Nations event that France will host in December. AFP PHOTO / NOEL CELIS
French actress Marion Cotillard is interviewed by a journalist as she walks with crutches during French President Francois Hollande’s visit to the typhoon-ravaged Guiuan township, in Eastern Samar province in the central Philippines Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. Hollande’s two-day state visit focuses on climate change. AP
French President Francois Hollande (L) and Guiuan mayor Christopher Sheen (R) visit a church destroyed by a typhoon in 2013 in Guiuan on February 27, 2015. Hollande on February 27 visited a remote Philippine town devastated by one of the world’s strongest typhoons, seeking to sound a global alarm on climate change ahead of a crucial UN summit. AFP
French President Francois Hollande visits the French Community in Better Living Paranaque City, during his 2 day visit in the country.
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French Actress Melanie Laurent visits the French Community in Better Living Paranaque City, with French President Francois Hollande.
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French actress Marion Cotillard watches French President Francois Hollande during his tour of the typhoon-ravaged Guiuan township, in Eastern Samar province in the central Philippines Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. Hollande’s two-day state visit focuses on climate change. AP
French award-winning actress Marion Cotillard, right, walks beside Philippine Senator Lauren Legarda during the Launch of Manila Call To Action On Climate Change at the Malacanang Presidential Palace, Manila, Philippines on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. Cotillard is in the country with French President Francois Hollande for a two-day visit. AP
French award-winning actress Marion Cotillard toasts with other guest during a state dinner, at the Malacanang Presidential Palace, in Manila, Philippines, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. Cotillard is in the country with French President Francois Hollande on a two-day visit. AP
French actress Melanie Laurent photographs a boy during her visit as part of French President Francois Hollande’s entourage to the typhoon-ravaged Guiuan township, Eastern Samar province in central Philippines Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. Hollande’s two-day state visit focuses on climate change. AP
French President Francois Hollande visits the French Community in Better Living Paranaque City, during his 2 day visit in the country.
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French award-winning actress Marion Cotillard speaks during the Launch of Manila Call To Action On Climate Change, at the Malacanang Presidential Palace, in Manila, Philippines, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. Cotillard is in the country with French President Francois Hollande on a two-day visit. AP
French Actress Marion Cottilard is warmly greeted by the French Community in Better Living Paranaque City, during her 2 day visit in the country with French President Francois Hollande.
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French Actress Marion Cottilard is warmly greeted by the French Community in Better Living Paranaque City, during her 2 day visit in the country with French President Francois Hollande.
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French actress Marion Cotillard (R) and French minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy Segolene Royal attend a speech by French President Francois Hollande during a visit in Guiuan on February 27, 2015. Hollande on February 27 visited a remote Philippine town devastated by one of the world’s strongest typhoons, seeking to sound a global alarm on climate change ahead of a crucial UN summit. AFP
French actress Marion Cotillard (L) and French minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy Segolene Royal leave after a speech by French President Francois Hollande during a visit in Guiuan on February 27, 2015. Hollande on February 27 visited a remote Philippine town devastated by one of the world’s strongest typhoons, seeking to sound a global alarm on climate change ahead of a crucial UN summit. AFP
French actress Marion Cotillard (L) poses for pictures as part of a visit with French President Francois Hollande in Guiuan, Eastern Samar province on February 27, 2015. Hollande on February 27 visited a remote Philippine town devastated by one of the world’s strongest typhoons, seeking to sound a global alarm on climate change ahead of a crucial UN summit. AFP
French actress Marion Cotillard smiles as she walks along a street as part of a visit by French president Francois Hollande in Guiuan, Eastern Samar province on February 27, 2015. Hollande on February 27 visited a remote Philippine town devastated by one of the world’s strongest typhoons, seeking to sound a global alarm on climate change ahead of a crucial UN summit. AFP
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