This study examined the research competencies and research performance higher education institutions (HEIs) faculty as to the number of researches completed, presentations, publications, and citations. The sample included 135 faculty of 8 public and private HEIs in the Philippines. Statistical treatments such as frequencies, percentages, and weighted means were used to present descriptive data while logistic regression was used to determine a suitable independent variable that fits to the model for predicting the research performance. The results revealed that the frequency of faculty in the HEIs decreases as the analysis moves from one research performance parameter to another higher parameter. The findings also indicated that research competency of the higher education institutions? faculty members is a predictor of research productivity particularly on the number of researches completed by the faculty. Several recommendations were given to increase research performance of the HEI faculty on research such as providing research trainings and mentoring programs.