Lieutenant General Rodrigo F. Maclang, was the 36th Vice Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the second highest position in the AFP hierarchy.

He is happily married to Maria Lourdes Neri Maclang of Cagayan de Oro.

Rodrigo entered the military service after graduating from the Philippine Military Academy in 1976 with fellow "Magilas" batchmates, AFP Chief of Staff, Alexander B. Yano and Philippine Army Chief, Victor S. Ibrado.

In his more than thirty years in the military service, Lt. Gen. Maclang served in various positions in the AFP.

As a staff Officer, he served as Operations Officer of the Counter Intelligence Unit, PA; Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, G2 of 4ID, PA; Chief of Policy and Research Division of ODCS for Operations, J3, AFP; Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations, AC3, AFP Southern Command; and, Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, J2, GHQ, AFP.